ITworld.com – Often referred to as a “chroot jail” or a “padded cell” because users cannot escape from the directories into which they are put when they log in, the basic concept of a “chroot” (change ...

FTP isn’t exactly cutting-edge technology. These days, if you control both ends of a connection, you’re probably using scp, ...

Editor's Note: Adam Bertram originally wrote this article and Brien Posey has expanded it. Transferring files via FTP is one of those tasks every sysadmin has done at least once in their career. FTP ...

why is FTP so SOOOO much faster? Its easily 3x faster on my home network to copy via FTP. I know there is less overhead but is it that much less? Is there any way to improve windows file copy speeds ...

This memo is the official specification of the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). Distribution of this memo is unlimited. The following new optional commands are included in this edition of the ...

An FTP server is a computer system that uses File Transfer Protocol (FTP) to store and share files. It allows users to upload, download, and manage files over a network. To access the server, users ...

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 ...

Anyone know if the FTP protocol spec has a threshold for file name lengths? 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 other.

Most people, by default, rely on cloud storage for wireless transfers between computers. However, there is a better, faster way to transfer files wirelessly (as long as they're connected to the same ...

Editor's Note: Adam Bertram originally wrote this article and Brien Posey has expanded it. Transferring files via FTP is one of those tasks every sysadmin has done at least once in their career. FTP ...