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FSP: for when FTP is just a bit too much
Sunday July 20 2003, @02:51PM
FSP, or File Server Protocol, is a UDP based protocol for transferring files. Once nearly forgotten, it has been ressurected and is back in development.
Why use FSP instead of FTP? Because it is based on UDP packets and is fully stateless it is much lighter on the server end, meaning you can carry more simultaneous connections with the same hardware and network connection. For the same reason it is invisible to port scanners and most firewalls. Also it keeps out the lamers...
Why use FSP instead of FTP? Because it is based on UDP packets and is fully stateless it is much lighter on the server end, meaning you can carry more simultaneous connections with the same hardware and network connection. For the same reason it is invisible to port scanners and most firewalls. Also it keeps out the lamers...
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FTP indeed sucks (Score:1)
But I don't like UDP - mostly because it doesn't show up in netstat. I'd rather someone makes a protocol which supports file listings and uploa
Re:FTP indeed sucks (Score:2)
Agreed! I am not a fan of UDP, either. It would be great if we had a new "ftp" that only used one open connection.
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