Functionality might be limited, but the browsers will perform the most essential tasks for casual users. Once the connection is established, you can issue a get or retrieve command to download a file from the remote host. You can also upload a files to a remote host. Just as there are millions of Web sites, there are also no shortages of FTP sites. And just like sites on the Web, you may need special permission or passwords to access some FTP sites.
Many sites are free to access, as are the files they contain.
Anonymous FTP is a commonly used term that explains the transferring of public domain files available to everyone . No special permission or password is required. Anyone with Internet access can FTP these files. When accessing such a site you will use anonymous as a username and your email address as the password . If a special username and password are required, they will usually be assigned and provided by the site owner.