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<acronym class="acronym">FTP</acronym> is the Internet service used to transfer a data file from the disk of 
one computer to the disk of another, regardless of the operating system type. 
</p><p> Similar to other Internet applications, <acronym class="acronym">FTP</acronym> uses the
client-server approach — a user invokes an <acronym class="acronym">FTP</acronym> program on the
computer, instructs it to contact a remote computer, and then requests
the transfer of one or more files. The local <acronym class="acronym">FTP</acronym> program becomes a
client that uses <acronym class="acronym">TCP</acronym> to contact an <acronym class="acronym">FTP</acronym> server
program on the remote computer. Each time the user requests a file
transfer, the client and the server programs cooperate to send a copy
of the data across the Internet.</p><p> <acronym class="acronym">FTP</acronym> servers which allow <span class="quote">“<span class="quote">anonymous <acronym class="acronym">FTP</acronym></span>”</span> permit
any user, not only users with accounts on the host, to browse the
<span class="quote">“<span class="quote">ftp</span>”</span> archives and download files. Some <acronym class="acronym">FTP</acronym> servers are
configured to allow users to upload files.</p><p>
<acronym class="acronym">FTP</acronym> is commonly used to retrieve information and obtain software stored in 
files at <acronym class="acronym">FTP</acronym> archive sites throughout the world.
</p><p>
Source: Paraphrased from <a class="ulink" href="http://tlc.nlm.nih.gov/resources/tutorials/internetdistlrn/ftpdef.htm" target="_top"> 
http://tlc.nlm.nih.gov/resources/tutorials/internetdistlrn/ftpdef.htm</a>
</p><p> See the manual: <a class="ulink" href="man:/ftp" target="_top">ftp</a>.</p></div></div><div id="footer"><div class="navCenter"><table class="navigation"><tr><td class="prevCell"></td><td class="upCell"> </td><td class="nextCell"></td></tr><tr><td class="prevCell"> </td><td class="upCell"> </td><td class="nextCell"> </td></tr></table></div><div id="footer_text">Would you like to make a comment or contribute an update to this page?<br>Send feedback to the <a href="mailto:kde-doc-english@kde.org" class="footer_email">KDE Docs Team</a></div></div></div></body></html></FILENAME>

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