What is BTP?
Bear Transfer Protocol is designed to transfer files between any combination of UNIX and NT systems. The program is loosely based on the UNIX and NT utility FTP. Unlike FTP, the BTP program has no security features. Nor will it time out. It simply transfers files. Like FTP, the BTP program supports text and binary transfer modes and commands like ‘cd’, ‘pwd’ and ‘ls’ (the help command will print all the currently supported commands). You should use the “binary” mode to transfer binary files, ziped file and tar files. As far as I can tell, ftp will limit the amount of bandwidth it uses. In contrast, BTP is not shy about hogging as much of the available bandwidth as it can. Finally, BTP is provided in source form, subject to the copyright. • Why was BTP Written? I wanted a program like BTP for my own use. Writing BTP was also a way to learn to write TCP/IP socket software. When I started writing BTP I had no experience with TCP/IP socket software. The program consists of about 5,000 line
