What are http and ftp?
When you connect a remote internet server you need to specify which TCP (Transmissions Control Protocol) you wish to use, so you connect to right port and get the right service from the server. This may sound complicated, but usually your internet software does this for you. FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a way of transferring files from your computer to an internet server or vise versa If you want to connect to the server to use FTP, you will need to connect to port 21. This can be done by typing ‘ftp://’ before the server’s domain name. You don’t usually need to bother with the ‘ftp://’ bit if you are using a program specifically for FTP. ‘ftp://website.lineone.net’ is an example of an FTP address If you want to connect to a server just to view a web page, then you need to use HTTP (Hyper Text Transfer Protocol). This can be done by typing ‘http://’ before ther server’s domain name. You don’t usually need to bother with the ‘http://’ bit if you are using a program specifically for H
