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From: chcu321@ut-emx.UUCP (Michael J. Liebman)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: What does "FTP" mean?
Message-ID: <12253@ut-emx.UUCP>
Date: 20 Apr 89 18:50:10 GMT
References: <1091@atux01.UUCP> <23354@agate.BERKELEY.EDU>
Reply-To: chcu321@emx.UUCP (Michael J. Liebman)
Organization: UT-Austin, Department of Chemical Engineering
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In article <23354@agate.BERKELEY.EDU> samia@violet.berkeley.edu (Samia Benidir) writes:
>In article <1091@atux01.UUCP> jlc@atux01.UUCP (J. Collymore) writes:
>>Could someone please define and explain the functionality of the term "FTP,"
>>please?
>
>File Transfer Program.
               ^^^^^^^

Actually, FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, the DARPA Internet standard.
                                       ^^^^^^^^        
I know it's a picky point, but it's just one of those days.  :-)

Mike
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