FTP site (definition)

An FTP site consists of an FTP server program located on an Internet host computer.

Many companies and organizations maintain FTP sites (also known as "FTP servers"). These can be:

  • File repositories from which you can copy files such as free programs and evaluation versions of software. WS_FTP provides a number of popular FTP sites that have already been configured for you. When you connect to an FTP site like this, look for a file called readme, readme.txt, index, or 00index. Such files provide descriptions of the resources available on the site as well as other useful information.
  • File repositories where you can place files for use by others. (For example, a site on which you place your Web site pages for your ISP, or a site on which you place a photograph file for use in an on- line auction.)