anonymous ftp

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anonymous ftp - a common way to make software available; users are allowed to log in as `guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made availableanonymous file transfer protocolfile transfer protocol, FTP - protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network

anonymous FTP

[ə‚nän·ə·məs ¦ef¦tē′pē] (computer science) A public FTP (file transfer protocol) site at which users can log in and download documents by entering “anonymous” as their user ID, and their e-mail address as password.

anonymous FTP

(networking)An interactive service provided by manyInternet hosts allowing any user to transfer documents,files, programs, and other archived data using File Transfer Protocol. The user logs in using the special user name"ftp" or "anonymous" and his e-mail address as password.He then has access to a special directory hierarchy containingthe publically accessible files, typically in a subdirectorycalled "pub". This is usually a separate area from files usedby local users.

A reference like

ftp: euagate.eua.ericsson.se /pub/eua/erlang/info

means that files are available by anonymous FTP from the hostcalled euagate.eua.ericsson.se in the directory (or file)/pub/eua/erlang/info. Sometimes the hostname will befollowed by an Internet address in parentheses. Thedirectory will usually be given as a path relative to theanonymous FTP login directory. A reference to a fileavailable by FTP may also be in the form of a URL starting"ftp:".

See also Archie, archive site, EFS, FTP by mail,World-Wide Web.

anonymous FTP

An FTP site on the Internet that contains files that can be downloaded by anyone. The anonymous FTP directory is isolated from the rest of the system and will generally not accept uploads from users.

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noun a common way to make software available

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