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Definition of Anonymous ftp
1. Noun. A common way to make software available; users are allowed to log in as 'guest' without a password and copy whatever has been made available.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anonymous Ftp
Literary usage of Anonymous ftp
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Educator's Guide to Electronic Networking: Creating Virtual Communities by Barbara L. Kurshans (1996)
"Anonymous FTP site—An Internet host computer that makes certain of its files ...
The files usually found at anonymous FTP sites are software packages for ..."
2. Network Security by David J. Stang (1991)
"In order to securely set up anonymous FTP you should follow the specific ...
Users may then place files that are to be accessible via anonymous FTP in this ..."
3. Firewalls and Internet Security Conference, 1996: Proceedings edited by Peter Tippett (1998)
"For example, an outside user who has established an FTP session (vi; the FTP
application gateway) to an internal system such as an anonymous FTP server ..."
4. Internet Costs & Cost Models for Public Libraries: Final Report by Charles R. McClure (1996)
"Archie A tool (software) for finding files stored on anonymous FTP sites. ...
Anonymous FTP See FTP. ASCII (American Standard Code for Information ..."
5. Women and Minorities in Science and Engineering: An Update (1993)
"Anonymous FTP. Internet users who are familiar with this file transfer method
can quickly and ... Getting Started with Anonymous FTP FTP to stis.nsf.gov. ..."
6. Teachers & Technology: Making the Connection by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Anonymous FTP site A server that allows the public to log on and download files
without having an account or a user ID on that server. ..."
7. Gis for Health and the Environment by Don De Savigny, Pandu Wijeyaratne (1995)
"... WWW home pages, use anonymous ftp to retrieve the following: ... of the Census
and through anonymous ftp from abraxas.adelphi.edu in /pub/gis/FAQ. ..."
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