The "http" portion of the URL, which stands for "hypertext transfer protocol," provides the base for communication between your computer and th Chron Logo Hearst Newspapers Logo Skip to main content ...

The file transfer protocol dates from 1971, so it’s extremely mature. It was actually developed back during the days of ARPANET (the forerunner of today’s Internet), when a 300-baud modem was ...

forces use of version two of the protocol to copy the file example.txt in the pwd to the remote server at 10.10.0.1 into the directory named "directoryName" with a new file name of "newExample.txt".

Hypertext transfer protocol, or HTTP, and file transfer ... you can-and probably do-use HTTP to upload or download files. For example, many computer manufacturers provide driver downloads via ...

Telnet and file-transfer protocol have been pivotal in the advancement of the Internet, and these programs or variations thereof will continue to be essential. . . .