When it comes to smartphones, you're more likely to think of standards such as wifi, Bluetooth, and NFC (Near Field Communication) before the old FTP (File Transfer Protocol) technology comes to mind.

File Transfer Protocol is an older networking protocol for transferring files to network servers. Here's how to use it on your Mac. We previously covered the Terminal-based SCP protocol, which allows ...

Is there a way to transfer files from your home to a friend in another city, using Cute FTP? Or else, what's the best way to transfer large files between distant computers (besides burning it to a CD ...

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Is there a way to transfer my files from a VAX (VMS 6.2) to my Mac while keeping them organized into their directories (several thousand files and a few hundred directories)? That is, I need a program ...

File Transfer Protocol (FTP), one of the oldest of Internet protocols, is still widely deployed, but it’s the protocol sysadmins love to hate. Back in FTP’s early days, the Internet was just a small ...