FTP Server

An FTP server is a software.html application running the File Transfer Protocol (FTP), which is the protocol for exchanging files over the Internet.

FTP is built on a client-server architecture and utilizes separate control and data connections between the client and server.^[1] FTP users may authenticate themselves using a clear-text sign-in protocol but can connect anonymously if the server is configured to allow it.

The FTP Server implementation in Microsoft® Windows® CE can copy files to and from remote computer systems over a network using TCP/IP. The source code is provided to you as is, so that you can customize the implementation for your specific requirements.

Most Important FTP Server

Name	Platform
ALFTP proprietary	Windows only
BulletProof FTP Server	Windows only
Cerberus FTP Server	Windows only
CrushFTP Server	Mac OS X, Windows, Linux, *BSD, Solaris, etc.
DataExpress	Microsoft Windows/Windows
FileZilla Server	open source, free software Windows XP/Vista/7
Rumpus	Mac OS X (Intel/PPC)
Sysax Multi Server	Windows (All Editions)
zFTPServer	Windows only
freeFTPd	open source, free softwareWindows NT based

Transfers files to and from a computer running a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server service such as Internet Information Services. Ftp can be used interactively or in batch mode by processing ASCII text files.

FTP Server Security

The FTP Server included with Microsoft® Windows® CE is a sample intended to show you how to create networking services that correctly interact and register with Services.exe.

Configuring Your Personal FTP Server

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FTP Server (Windows CE .NET 4.2)

Microsoft® Windows® CE .NET 4.2 includes a sample File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server. This sample application is intended for use by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

FTP Server Data Types

To use data representations in FTP, you must specify the data representation type. This data type may define a byte-size for interpretation, referred to as the "logical byte size."

IIS as an FTP Server

In addition to acting as a Web server, IIS can act as an FTP server. The FTP service is not installed by default on IIS. Therefore, to use IIS as an FTP server, you must install the FTP service