RFC 1402:There's Gold in them thar Networks! ...
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File Transfer Protocol


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... file from a remote computer. This program is referred to as FTP (file transfer protocol). Section 4.0 covers the many places that have files and programs available using FTP. ...


... Kermit is a public domain file transfer protocol available for just about all microcomputers, minicomputers, andmainframes. It is very popular and has been has been used at computer facilities ...



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