File Transfer Protocol (FTP)

The most widely used way of downloading and uploading (getting and putting) files across an Internet connection. The File Transfer Protocol is a standardized way to connect computers so that files can be shared between them easily. There is a set of commands in FTP for making and changing directories, transferring, copying, moving and deleting files. Formerly, all FTP connections were text based, but graphical applications are now available that make FTP commands as easy as dragging and dropping. Numerous FTP clients exist for a number of platforms.

Finger

A UNIX command that shows information about a user or group of users on the Internet. When executed, the Finger command usually returns the user's real name and the time and date of their last login. Finger also displays two files (if they exist) located in the home directory of the user you fingered. These two files (the .PLAN and the .PROJECT files) are simply ASCII text files that can be entered by the user to display any information upon being fingered.

FTP

See File Transfer Protocol