[File Transfer Protocol]

for simple downloads, you can usually just use your browser

in MozIlla, if you need to pass an id/password to get a download, use a URI like

• ftp://username:password@host/path

On MacOsX use [Cyber Duck]? (also does SCP!) http://www.hyperorg.com/blogger/2008/01/01/beginner-to-beginner-ftp-via-curl/

• or [CUrl]?

PyThon libraries ftplib

• http://docs.python.org/lib/module-ftplib.html

• http://docs.python.org/lib/ftp-objects.html

issues around Fire Wall config, passive/active

• http://slacksite.com/other/ftp.html

• http://www.ncftp.com/ncftpd/doc/misc/ftp_and_firewalls.html#FinalWords

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