Frequently when you upload or download files on the internet you will be using this protocol.
Text files are typical articles, stories or script files such as programming source code.
These files contain the upper and lower case alphabet, numbers, and symbols that you can type from the keyboard. Compressed files, pictures, sounds, movies and programs are examples of binary files. For those of you creating a web page, instructions for uploading and maintaining your web page can also be found here. In the Host Name field enter the domain name of the server you wish to connect to. The User ID field should contain your username.