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Try this site out for information on the ftp: filezilla-project.org. Hope it helps you out to make the website.
sftp works pretty much the same way as regular ftp, except that it utilizes port 22 and uses an encrypted stream for the actual file transfer. So, if you know how to use ftp you know how to use sftp as well..
The SCP (secure copy) utility copies an ordinary or directory file from one system to another on a network SFTP is a secure FTP Client.
There are a few different FTP clients for the Mac OS-X. Transmit is a shareware software which costs around $30 but it is designed specifically for Mac making it more intuitive for the target users. FireFTP is great as it will work the same on any Operating System that can run FireFox making it the same functionality on any platform.
If you mean to initialize the FTP exchange, yes you need a FTP client, various free ones exist out there, such as FileZilla. Once you have the client you do not need a special file, all you essentially do is just select the file and click transfer, and then you're done.
The best free FTP client are JSCAPE's AnyClient. It is a free platform independent file transfer application that supports all major file transfer protocols including FTP/S, SFTP, WebDAV/S, Amazon S3 and AFTP It is available both as a web based and downloadable application.
The system requirements for running Filezilla would be Windows Vista or higher. You need at least 256 MB of ram to hold the information. It is an FTP client and holds the files in a separate area other than on your computer.
Secure Shell Protocol
Ftp is NOT a secure protocol. All usernames and passwords exchanged in setting up an FTP connection are sent in cleartext, data exchanged over and FTP connection is not encryption and the connection is subject to hijacking. A SFTP protocol however, is secure, thus your information is far safer.
When downloading public files
The File Transfer Protocol is a standard network protocol used for the transfer of computer files from a server to a client on a computer network. FTP is built on a client-server model architecture using separate control and data connections between the client and the server
sftp would be SECURE ftp. meaning, the data would be encrpted during transfer, thereby keeping the data safe during transport. Only the receiver would have the means to unencrypt it.