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From: TAXMAN@VAXB.ACS.UNT.EDU (Mike Wommack)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple
Subject: Re: Apple FTP site opens
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Date: 19 Jul 89 01:30:00 GMT
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From: TAXMAN@vaxb.acs.unt.edu (Mike Wommack)
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Subject: Re: Apple FTP site opens
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In article <5073@vaxb.acs.unt.edu>, APTC1%MKVAX1%MSUS1.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU writes:
> Again, I'm sorry if this is going to cause repitition, but what is FTP.  I'm
> on bitnet, and I haven't heard of it over on this net.
>  
> P.G.
> APTC1%MKVAX1@MSUS1.BITNET


The reason why you havent heard about it on bitnet is because bitnet does not
support remote login as other nets do. FTP is *F*ile *T*ransmission *P*roticol
(or program, whichever you prefer) It is a means of transfering files over
Internet.

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