File Transfer Protocol. The Internet engineering standard for transferring files from one computer to another, ie from a web creator's computer files to the virtual server or vice versa. Such a transfer is made via a special FTP software program our favourite is Transmit.

Transmit is an application that allows you to upload and download files over the Internet via FTP or secure FTP (SFTP). You can use it to access anonymous FTP sites from which you may download software updates and public domain and shareware files.

You may also use Transmit to transfer files between your computer and your personal account on a server. As a distributed application, Transmit is easier and more convenient to use than connecting to a shell account with telnet and using an FTP program there. Instead of first transferring files to your account and then downloading them to your computer, you can use Transmit to download them directly to your Mac.

The current version of Transmit requires Mac OS X 10.2 or later; an earlier version for Mac OS 9 is also still available for download through various Mac software archives.

Transmit combines elements of Fetch and the Finder, resulting in a very easy-to-use program. Transmit offers a compact and attractive interface that lets you view remote and local directories in the same window. When you download files, Transmit automatically launches StuffIt Expander to process files that have been encoded with BinHex, MacBinary, and/or StuffIt.

Developed by Panic, Transmit is available as shareware. You may download it from:

http://www.panic.com/transmit/

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