Following Protocol

FTP (File Transfer Protocol); pronounced Eff Tea Pea, is a network protocol used to exchange files over a computer network, such as the internet.
What else does FTP do?
Weeeelll....
-- it promotes the sharing of files (data or computer programs)
-- encourages indirect or implicit use of remote computers
-- shields the user from variations in file storage systems
-- transfers data reliably and efficiently :)

Sounds pretty rad you say? I guess so... however! FTP is an inherently insecure method of transferring files. This is because there is no method for transferring data in an encrypted fashion.. which THEN means that things like user names, passwords, and transferred files can be intercepted by anyone on the network using a packet sniffer/analyser (that's a piece of software or hardware which logs traffic passed over a network).
A solution to this is to use SFTP (Secure File Transfer Protocol) or FTPS (FTP- Secure), which adds SSL or TLS encryption to FTP.


So why were we talking about FTP?
We used an FTP client called "Fetch" to upload awesome iWeb stuff to our Athene pages on the Uni server :)
You can have a look at my amazing iWeb page here. Make sure you appreciate the RSS feeds and the counter :D But thats next week's stuff heehee


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