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  File Transfer Protocol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
FTP is most commonly used to download a file from a server using the Internet or to upload a file to a server (e.g., uploading a Web page file to a server).
FTP is an extremely high latency protocol due to the number of commands needed to initiate a transfer.
FTP, though usable directly by a user at a terminal, is designed mainly for use by FTP client programs.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Anonymous_FTP   (1058 words)

  
 File Transfer Protocol -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
However, FTP has extremely high (The state of being not yet evident or active) latency; that is, the time between beginning the request and starting to receive the required data can be quite long, and a sometimes-lengthy (additional info and facts about login) login procedure is required.
It is hard to filter active mode FTP traffic on the client side by using a (The application of maximum thrust) firewall, since the client must open an arbitrary port in order to receive the connection.
FTP, though usable directly by a user at a terminal, is designed mainly for use by (additional info and facts about FTP client) FTP client programs.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fi/file_transfer_protocol.htm   (1066 words)

  
 Anonymous FTP Configuration Guidelines
Anonymous FTP can be a valuable service if correctly configured and administered.
The anonymous FTP root directory (~ftp) and its subdirectories should not be owned by the ftp account or be in the same group as the ftp account.
The decision to use the FTP daemons described is the responsibility of each user or organization, and we encourage each organization to thoroughly evaluate these programs before installation or use.
www.cert.org /tech_tips/anonymous_ftp_config.html   (1228 words)

  
 SAGE ;login: - How-to Install Anonymous FTP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
The steps for configuring the freely available Washington University FTP daemon software (WU FTP) are described, but administrators wishing to use their vendor's anonymous FTP server may do so simply by skipping Section 1, Section 2.7, Section 3.1 (though see Section 3.1.2 for guidelines on how to create an /etc/ftpusers file), and Section 3.3.
NOTE: This step may not be required if the anonymous FTP area is going to be located on an already-mounted partition, or you may have to modify your fstab file and mount the FTP area by hand before proceeding.
With the anonymous FTP area successfully configured, the WU FTP software itself must be configured, password entries created, and modifications made to inetd.conf.
www.usenix.org /publications/login/1999-2/anonymous_ftp.html   (1380 words)

  
 FTP
FTP is preferred for file transport because of its generality, speed, and ease of use.
FTP works interactively, which means that the user types in commands and FTP responds with immediate feedback.
Anonymous FTP is useful because it allows all users who do not have a login name or a password to access and copy most files.
dpls.dacc.wisc.edu /pubs/ftp.html   (1415 words)

  
 Dealing with compressed/archived files
Some of the information is provided by anonymous ftp servers around the world, and such files are marked with [ftp].
Anonymous ftp is provided by the TCP/IP ftp service where you normally user a userid of anonymous and for a password give your email address.
The large files provided via anonymous ftp are usually compressed to speed the transfer.
www.genuki.org.uk /org/ftp.html   (953 words)

  
 Anonymous FTP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Anonymous FTP will grant any and all users the ability to access your "upload" directory, or any directory on your domain that has been set for "public" read/write permissions.
Any and all FTP download transfers, anonymous FTP included, will be used in the calculation of the total data transfer for your account.
Once anonymous FTP has been enabled, it will be your responsibility to monitor the anonymous FTP activity for your account.
216.147.98.109 /support_cp_anonftp.html   (435 words)

  
 RFC 1635 (rfc1635)
Anonymous FTP is a means by which archive sites allow general access to their archives of information.
Traditionally, this special anonymous user account accepts any string as a password, although it is common to use either the password "guest" or one's electronic mail (e-mail) address.
If your local FTP user agent cannot transform the remote file names into legal local file names, or if there are some files that must be transferred in ASCII mode and others that must be transferred in BINARY mode, you may not be able to take advantage of this facility.
www.cse.ohio-state.edu /cgi-bin/rfc/rfc1635.html   (3534 words)

  
 anonymous FTP - a Whatis.com definition   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
Using the Internet's File Transfer Protocol (FTP), anonymous FTP is a method for giving users access to files so that they don't need to identify themselves to the server.
Using an FTP program or the FTP command interface, the user enters "anonymous" as a user ID. Usually, the password is defaulted or furnished by the FTP server.
Anonymous FTP is a common way to get access to a server in order to view or download files that are publicly available.
searchwebservices.techtarget.com /sDefinition/0,,sid26_gci211569,00.html   (186 words)

  
 Anonymous FTP Abuses
Anonymous archives may be provided in a number of ways, most commonly through anonymous FTP (although similar services can be provided via other protocols and tools).
Some sites configure their anonymous FTP servers to allow writable areas (for example, to make available incoming or "drop-off" directories for files being sent to the site).
If you believe that your anonymous archive is being used for distributing pirated software, we encourage you to review the directories/files created as a result of this abuse in accordance with policies and procedures that may be in place within your organization.
www.cert.org /tech_tips/anonymous_ftp_abuses.html   (1337 words)

  
 Anonymous FTP Space
With the exception of MyMail mailbox accounts, all accounts at Blarg are able to utilize their allocated storage space for anonymous FTP space.
Anonymous FTP space allows you to make files available on the ftp.blarg.net server for others to download.
Anonymous FTP has does not have the capability to allow others to upload files.
www.blarg.net /AnonymousFTPSpace   (214 words)

  
 HOWTO - Anonymous FTP Set Up   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
This ``howto'' gives the details on how to set-up anonymous ftp for your Un*x machine (specific details are for Linux, but are generally applicable).
Anonymous ftp attempts to make things more secure by using the chroot mechanism which changes the root to something lower in the directory tree.
ftp uses a single executable, ``ls'', which is probably dynamically linked to a run-time library.
owen.sj.ca.us /~rk/howto/anonftp.html   (487 words)

  
 The Internet and FTP
Most anonymous FTP servers are set up to accept "anonymous" as the user identification.
Site administrators can restrict anonymous FTP services to a specific number of concurrent users to reduce the drain on their server's overall performance.
To receive a file from an FTP server, we need the server's IP address or domain name, the name of the directory in which the file is located, and the name of the file itself.
www.islandnet.com /~tmc/html/articles/ftp.htm   (2734 words)

  
 File Transfer Protocol - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
See file transfer protocol (disambiguation) and FTP (disambiguation) for alternative meanings.
Many operating systems have built-in FTP clients, although many are commercially available.
Many sites that run FTP servers enable so-called "anonymous ftp".
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/FTP   (1058 words)

  
 computer-security/anonymous-ftp FAQ (HTML Version)
FTP sites are known for much abuse by transferring illegal files.
The ftp daemon will normally not allow an anonymous user to overwrite an existing file, but a normal user of the system would be able to delete anything.
How to Know if your Anonymous FTP Server is Secure This section is intended for the administrator to go down a small check list of things to make sure his server is not easily compromised.
www.faqs.org /faqs/computer-security/anonymous-ftp-faq   (2832 words)

  
 5DollarHosting.com: Support: Anonymous FTP
Anonymous FTP access enables visitors to download or upload files to your web site as if you were running your own FTP server.
The Anonymous FTP area is completely separate and apart from your web site files and folders.
All FTP data transfer is counted against your monthly bandwidth allotment.
www.5dollarhosting.com /support/support_anonftp.htm   (376 words)

  
 Anonymous FTP: Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) List
The contents of the German ftp sites in the listing can be found at ftp.ask.uni-karlsruhe.de/pub/ls-lR.de Arjan de Vet (devet@iaehv.nl) is maintaining a list of Dutch FTP sites on ftp.iaehv.nl, directory: pub/usenet/nl, file: nl-ftp (this one is in Dutch).
Russell Vincent (vincent@ucthpx.uct.ac.za) maintains a list of South-African ftp, archie, whois and gopher servers at ftp.uct.ac.za in /pub/archives/faq-sites.txt Furthermore, there are 2 documents describing anonymous FTP servers in the Czech Republic: http://www.cvut.cz/cesnet/resources/ftp.htm#anon and the Slovac Republic: http://nic.uakom.sk/SANET/hypertext/services.html#ftp On ftp.urec.fr there's a file called ftp-france-liste, but it doesn't seem to be updated regularly.
Another intro to the administration of Anonymous FTP Sites can be found at ftp.cs.uni-sb.de as /pub/misc/doc/misc/iafa-wg.Z Setting up a ftpserver basically consists of getting an ftp-daemon running, setting several options and creating appropriate user(s) and directories.
www.faqs.org /faqs/ftp-list/faq   (5589 words)

  
 APPENDIX E: ANONYMOUS FTP
What: ftp site for C++ material From: schrod@iti.informatik.th-darmstadt.de (Joachim Schrod) Date: 27 May 92 22:32:35 GMT There were a lot of questions about C++ material in the last time and some announcements which involved our ftp server.
To obtain the software, simply ftp to ftp.cs.wisc.edu (128.105.8.18), login as anonymous with your email address as a password, "cd" to the "exodus" directory, and follow the directions (directions will be given as you "cd").
Anonymous ftp means login as "ftp" and give your email address as the password.
www.objectfaq.com /oofaq2/body/ftpb.htm   (17053 words)

  
 Zen and the Art of the Internet - Chapter 3
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is the primary method of transferring files over the Internet.
This is to protect a user's security when he or she is using a real account to FTP files between machines.
Normally, FTP assumes a user wants to be prompted for every file in a mget or mput operation.
www.ou.edu /research/electron/internet/zen-3.htm   (2407 words)

  
 File Transfer Protocol - a Whatis.com definition - see also: FTP
File Transfer Protocol (FTP), a standard Internet protocol, is the simplest way to exchange files between computers on the Internet.
FTP is commonly used to transfer Web page files from their creator to the computer that acts as their server for everyone on the Internet.
However, any FTP client program with a graphical user interface usually must be downloaded from the company that makes it.
whatis.techtarget.com /definition/0,,sid9_gci213976,00.html   (320 words)

  
 Anonymous FTP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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 Anonymous FTP FAQ
Anonymous FTP is a facility offered by many machines on the Internet.
Also, Christian Hettler (hettler@ask.uni-karlsruhe.de) is maintaining a list of German FTP sites on ftp.ask.uni-karlsruhe.de, directory /pub/info, file: ftp-list-de and Arjan de Vet (devet@iaehv.nl) is maintaining a list of Dutch FTP sites on ftp.iaehv.nl, directory /pub/usenet/nlnet, file: nl-ftp (this one is in Dutch).
Another intro to the administration of Anonymous FTP Sites can be found at ftp.cs.uni-sb.de as /pub/misc/doc/misc/iafa-wg.Z Also on the WWW.
hoohoo.ncsa.uiuc.edu /ftp/faq.html   (6535 words)

  
 Anonymous FTP - Computing Reference - eLook.org
The user logs in using the special user name "ftp" or "anonymous" and his e-mail address as password.
The directory will usually be given as a path relative to the anonymous FTP login directory.
A reference to a file available by FTP may also be in the form of a URL starting "ftp:".
www.elook.org /computing/anonymous-ftp.htm   (152 words)

  
 Bristol University - Information Services - Anonymous FTP FAQ   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
If you have wuftpd you may want to add some ftp extensions like compression/decompression 'on the fly' or creation of tar files for the directory hierarchies.
As usual, make a pass through the FTP area and make sure that the files are in correct modes and that there's nothing else in there that can be executed.
Note, now, that your FTP area's /etc/passwd is totally separated from your real /etc/passwd.
www.bris.ac.uk /is/services/networks/anonftp/anonftp1.html   (2798 words)

  
 Anonymous FTP
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 Anonymous FTP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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 Connected: An Internet Encyclopedia - Anonymous FTP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
FTP was designed to let a user connect a remote system on which he had an account, authenticate himself using a userid/password combination, then navigate a directory hierarchy and retrieve files.
Anonymous FTP extends this idea by allowing users without accounts to use FTP for retrieving "public" data.
Anonymous FTP servers typically implement various security measures to prevent anonymous users from access anything but an area designated for public information.
ie.activedomain.org /104.htm   (252 words)

  
 Anonymous FTP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
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 How to use FTP   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
GNU FTP is available from any GNU archive, but you may prefer to use the packaged version supplied by your distributor (eg Red Hat, Debian, etc), so it can be kept up to date by using your distribution's normal methods (eg for up2date, apt-get, etc).
FTP is the standard method of sending and retrieving files over the Internet without the need to write an email message or open the file.
FTP is not standard in MS-DOS: you have to install the IP software first (ask your supplier, as it's obsolete).
www.ucc.ie /doc/other/howtoftp.html   (1825 words)

  
 WS_FTP LE   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-29)
We shall implement FTP with a program called WS_FTP Limited Edition (or WS_FTP LE), which is free for educators and non-commercial home use.
This means an access to an FTP server that allows "Anonymous" logins: anyone can log in and get files by FTP, whether they have an account on that machine or not.
It is considered a matter of courtesy to provide your email address when you logon for anonymous ftp.
www.webteacher.org /winexp/ftp/ws_ftp.html   (1093 words)

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