Re: ftp vs http
From: Thomas A. Rowe (tarowe_at_mvps.org)
Date: 03/15/05
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Date: Tue, 15 Mar 2005 18:05:49 -0500
Murray, I think you covered all of the bases. I now even understand! <vbg>
-- ============================================== Thomas A. Rowe (Microsoft MVP - FrontPage) WEBMASTER Resources(tm) http://www.ycoln-resources.com FrontPage Resources, WebCircle, MS KB Quick Links, etc. ============================================== To assist you in getting the best answers for FrontPage support see: http://www.net-sites.com/sitebuilder/newsgroups.asp "Murray" <forums@HAHAgreat-web-sights.com> wrote in message news:Ob51fIbKFHA.2716@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl... > The FTP process communicates with an FTP server program running on the host site. It sends and > receives packets of information with (potentially) a handshake between the client and the server > after each packet. The FTP server program running on the server knows nothing about the website > or its needs. It only knows how to send and receive packets of information. > > The http process communicates with the webserver on the host site. The webserver knows about your > website, and can do more than simply send and receive packets of information. In the case of FP, > this host webserver is part of the FP server extensions. As you send and receive packets from > your client system to the host FP webserver, the packets of information are changed as requested > by the client (i.e., FrontPage) to enable certain functions on the page. This is why your local > page's code view, and your published page's code view will reveal different code sets. > > By using FTP on a site with FP server extensions enabled, you put or remove files to or from the > site without the 'knowledge' of the FP server extensions. This can cause considerable problems to > the functionality of your site - and is said to "break" the server extensions (when in fact all it > does is to get the SE out of synch with the site). Whatever you call it, the site is now broken. > You can fix this by reloading the Server extensions. > > Speedwise, FTP will usually be much faster than FP's http since it is only sending and receiving > packets. > > A good example of an FTP transmission protocol would be any 3rd party FTP package (duh). A good > example of an http transmission protocol would be your browser connecting to any website. However > fast that latter transmission is, FP's will be slower, since FP is doing more when it up/downloads > files. > > Hope I'm right with this, and if I'm lucky, that it helped you. > > -- > Murray > ============ > > "Linda" <Linda@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:317A8866-7836-4F60-8AC1-505DE25B346A@microsoft.com... >>I don't have a better understanding of the difference between the two. I'll >> print out your responses and think on them.. >> >> "Linda" wrote: >> >>> What are the differences between the two? How does managing a website in >>> front page differ when it's published to http or to ftp? >>> >>> Linda > >
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