Originally, this article was stored on a minimalistic web site. I, along with the thousands of users who use that site, use FTP to maintain the content. This used to mean that after making changes to ...

David Nield is a technology journalist from Manchester in the U.K. who has been writing about gadgets and apps for more than 20 years. He has a bachelor's degree in English Literature from Durham ...

What is FTP Protocol? FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is, as its name indicates, a protocol for transferring files. The implementation of FTP dates from 1971, when a file transfer system (described in ...

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) servers are often used to host websites. You'll likely need to transfer files from your computer to the server when you create a website. This is where FTP comes in handy.

Anyone know if the FTP protocol spec has a threshold for file name lengths?<BR><BR>I have a few OS X based FTP clients who will be transfersing files with 50+ chars in their file names via FTP to each ...