FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is probably one of the oldest, most useful, and easiest-to-use Internet applications. FTP software allows you to upload and download files from computers throughout the world. Windows 95 and 98 include FTP software, but it uses a command-line interface, so most users prefer other GUI-based FTP software such as WS_FTP Professional. You can download the shareware version from www.ipswitch.com/Products/WS_FTP/index.html. WinFTP is a popular Windows FTP program that you can download from www.winsite.com/info/pc/win3/programr/winftp.zip. File Dog at www.edgepub.com/fd is FTP shareware for Windows that has been highly rated by PC Magazine. File Dog makes a free evaluation copy available to potential users. You can read about and download an evaluation copy of another popular program, CuteFTP, at www.cuteftp.com. Macintosh users can look for a program called Fetch at www.dartmouth.edu/pages/softdev/fetch.html, which is free for users affiliated with an educational institution or nonprofit organization.
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