110Communications Server for z/OS V1R8 TCP/IP Implementation Volume 2: Standard Applications
3.1 Overview
File Transfer Protocol is the name of the UNIX application and the protocol that allows you to
transfer files in a TCP/IP network. The FTP protocol uses a client/server model and the z/OS
Communications Server ships with both an FTP server (FTPD) and an FTP client.
There are two machines involved in an FTP session, namely the local host, which is the client
machine, and a remote host, which is the server. Using the FTP command and
subcommands, you can sequentially access multiple hosts without leaving the FTP
environment. The local host ...
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