networking
A Brief History of FTP: The Protocol That Wouldn't Die
Submitted by Vlad on Fri, 02/22/2008 - 09:17.Most Internet users have probably used the file transfer protocol, or FTP, at one time or another whether or not they realize it. Largely transparent in this day and age to most web surfers, it was at one time the de facto standard for moving files across early networks (and eventually, the Internet). But has FTP run it's course? This system administrator thinks so. Read on for a brief history of FTP and why it just needs to fscking die already.
