General Information About Secure FTP
Secure FTP stands for Secure File Transfer Protocol. It is a method by
which a computer can transfer files to another computer. The
computer that it transfers the file(s) to can be on your computer
or across the globe, provided that the computers are
running the TCP/IP protocol.
If you want to publish a web page then chances are
at some point you will use Secure FTP to transfer the files to the
server. That's not the only use of Secure FTP however, if you ever
need to view an e-mail attachment and there is no viewer on
the server side then you will have to use Secure FTP to get the file
to a computer that does.
The University offers Secure FTP access with your WAM and
Glue accounts. Other departments' level of access may vary. To
use Secure FTP with WAM, you must use the host name wam.umd.edu when
prompted by your Secure FTP client. Or, if you are using a command
line Secure FTP program type ftp wam.umd.edu. Once connected, you
will be prompted for your user name and password if you have
not already entered them. There is also anonymous access to
Secure FTP through ftp.wam.umd.edu.
In order to access an Secure FTP server you will need an Secure FTP
client. Some examples of Secure FTP clients are:
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