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Ftp servers are computers that provide file storage and access services on the Internet, and they provide services in accordance with the FTP protocol. FTP refers to the file transfer protocol, that is, the protocol specially used to transfer files, and the server that supports FTP protocol is the FTP server.

FTP servers (File Transfer Protocol Server) are computers that provide file storage and access services on the Internet, and they provide services in accordance with the FTP protocol. FTP is File Transfer Protocol (File transfer Protocol). As the name implies, it is a protocol specifically used to transfer files. To put it simply, the server that supports the FTP protocol is the FTP server.

FTP server type

1. Authorize the FTP server

The authorized FTP server is only available to authorized users on the FP server system. You must apply for a user name and password from your system administrator before using an authorized FTP server, and you must enter a user name and password when connecting to such a FTP server.

2. Anonymous FTP server

The anonymous FTP server allows any user to log in to the FTP server under the anonymous account FTP or anonymous, and to consult and transfer authorized files. Some FTP servers habitually require users to use their E-mai address as their login password, but this has not become a standard practice for most servers.

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FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a file transfer protocol, which is based on TCP and adopts client / server mode. Through the FTP protocol, users can upload or download files in the FTP server. Although there are many sites downloaded through HTTP protocol, because FTP protocol can well control the number of users and the allocation of broadband, upload and download files quickly and conveniently, FTP has become the preferred server for file upload and download in the network. At the same time, it is also an application through which users can connect their computers to all servers running FTP around the world and access a large number of programs and information on the servers. The function of FTP service is to realize the remote transfer of complete files. The features are as follows:

(1) FTP uses two parallel connections: a control connection and a data connection. The control connection transmits control commands, such as user identity, password, change directory command, etc., between the two hosts. Data connections are only used to transfer data.

(2) during a session, the FTP server must maintain the user state, that is, the control connection with a user cannot be disconnected. In addition, when a user is active in the directory tree, the server must track the user's current directory, so FTP limits the number of concurrent users.

(3) FTP supports the transfer of files in any direction. When a user establishes a connection with a remote computer, the user can obtain a remote file or transfer a local file to the remote machine.

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