Re: Does XP include an FTP client.?

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From: Marc Reynolds [MSFT] (marcrey_at_online.microsoft.com)
Date: 03/19/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Mar 2004 21:36:01 -0600

Besides using IE, XP includes a command line ftp client. Open a command
window and type "ftp" 

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Thanks,
Marc Reynolds
Microsoft Technical Support
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"Brian B." <bcbarsamian@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:fe1901c40d5f$f3aa1240$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> I know (a little) how to use IE to access an FTP site.
>
> Does WinXP (or Office 2003) include some kind of specific
> FTP client software (something like WS_FTP)?
>
>
> I guess a related question is: What is the advantage of
> having a FTP client software vs. just using IE for this?
> Is it speed, security, ???
>
> I will purchase a FTP client if needed but I hate to buy
> it if its already built in and I just don't know about it.
>
> Thanks for your help

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