What does FTP and Telnet access mean?
FTP is the easiest and most reliable method of transferring files over the internet to another computer. It is most often used for transferring (uploading) web pages that your have created on your personal computer to your web site on the ISP’s computers. There FTP programs available for practically all PC’s. Telnet is method of logging in directly to the computer hosting your web site. A command window opens on your local computer providing you with direct access to the files on your web site. Using Unix commands you can edit, copy, rename, delete, etc web site files directly, as well as run programs and check mail right on the server. We use a form of Telnet called SSH-Telnet. This is an encrypted version that protects your login and password and the Telnet session from being intercepted over the internet. Freely downloadable SSH-Telnet client programs for Windows and Mac PC’s are available on the internet.
