What are the pros and cons of each method?<BR><BR>From my own experience, WebDAV is much slower than the other two, while FTP has limited integration with Windows (it can't be mounted as a drive ...

You don't need to upload files to the cloud just to access them on your other devices.

This vendor-written tech primer has been edited by Network World to eliminate product promotion, but readers should note it will likely favor the submitter’s approach. FTP turns 45 this year. And, ...

As an IT professional for a State who handles our FTP system... WTF, Ars? FTP(S, I hope) is a standard method for transferring files between systems. My system sends and receives literally hundreds of ...

What is FTP Protocol? FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is, as its name indicates, a protocol for transferring files. The implementation of FTP dates from 1971, when a file transfer system (described in ...

Peer-to-Peer (P2P) file sharing applications allow users to download and share electronic files of all types and to use any computer as a server for file sharing requests. Currently, some of the more ...

There are a variety of reasons you may want to block ports on your router in order to stop file sharing. Whether you are worried that individuals on your computer network are using file sharing to ...

Ernie Smith is a former contributor to BizTech, an old-school blogger who specializes in side projects, and a tech history nut who researches vintage operating systems for fun. The more distributed ...