About FTP

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) allows the transfer of files between two networked computers. It is most often used to exchange files with larger, remote host computers.  FTP is a common method used to upload web pages to a web server if you are not using a web creation software with built-in publishing features (like Microsoft FrontPage).

To copy a file to another computer with FTP, you will need three items:

1. FTP client software (such as WS-FTP)
2. The destination FTP Server address (usually ftp.yourdomain.com)
3. A username/password with login privileges on the target FTP Server.

FTP can also be used as an alternate method to copy files to a web server that are not suitable to publish via FrontPage (ie. files over 1-2 megabytes in size such as database files, large hi-res graphics, etc.).

We recommend WS_FTP on IBM/compatible systems due to its ease of use and advanced features, and Fetch on Macintosh systems due to its wide availability and large number of users.

To obtain an FTP publishing account, submit a request via Acme Internet's account maintenance page.