WS FTP
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- The correct title of this article is WS_FTP. The substitution or omission of an _ is due to technical restrictions.
WS_FTP is a line of file transfer protocol client software produced by Ipswitch, Inc. for the Windows operating systems. WS_FTP stands for WinSock File Transfer Protocol. The graphical user interface of WS_FTP has two-panes: the left pane is the local computer that the software is installed on and the right pane is the server being connected to. Recent versions of WS_FTP include the ability to customize the panes and to connect to multiple servers at the same time.
The line includes a "Home" version (which lacks security features such as SSH and https support), a more powerful "Professional" version (also known as WS_FTP Pro), and an FTP server. WS_FTP Home used to be called WS_FTP LE, which was a Limited Edition version whose license permitted used by educational, government and non-profit home usrs (version 5.x and earlier). With version 6.0, WS_FTP LE's license was revised to allow for educational use only.
