Yes, File Transfer Protocol, of course! It is one of my favourite protocols. I use it for all my file transfer needs, in both directions, between all computers, running different operating systems. I've even used it to connect to and from an MS-Windows system!
But what does it really do? The reason I ask is that many people are always looking for all kinds of programs and protocols to do what to me is the same thing - or at least closely related. Why complicate matters? Why not just type FTP and have access to the whole computer in question? To me what FTP does is mount the whole server's file system on the client, plain and simple. On my DOS machine I type "FTP linuxbox" and there it is - a whole linux file system accessible to my little ol' DOS machine. It works the other way too. In Linux I type "FTP dosmachine" and all those DOS drives and directories get mounted on my Linux box. That's what FTP does for me.
What does it do for other people? ... and what doesn't it do?
But what does it really do? The reason I ask is that many people are always looking for all kinds of programs and protocols to do what to me is the same thing - or at least closely related. Why complicate matters? Why not just type FTP and have access to the whole computer in question? To me what FTP does is mount the whole server's file system on the client, plain and simple. On my DOS machine I type "FTP linuxbox" and there it is - a whole linux file system accessible to my little ol' DOS machine. It works the other way too. In Linux I type "FTP dosmachine" and all those DOS drives and directories get mounted on my Linux box. That's what FTP does for me.
What does it do for other people? ... and what doesn't it do?
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