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File Transfer Protocol (FTP was once among the most widely used protocols on the Internet, invoked whenever a user wanted to transfer files between Internet-connected computers. Alas, the protocol has seen better days, and today a better alternative exists for every one of its major roles.

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Rhodes, B., Goerzen, J. (2014). FTP. In: Foundations of Python Network Programming. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-5855-1_17

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