FTP

FTP (file transfer protocol)allows files to be easily shared, transferred reliably and accessed from a remote computer. The two common transfer modes are ASCII and Binary mode. Before SSL and HTTP, FTP commands and files could be accessed by other using the same network as data being transferred was not in an encrypted fashion. Some FTP services can be accessed by anyone because users do not have to have an account, they sign in anonymously using their email as there password. There is no verification process on the supplied information. This is definitely something to consider when deciding on FTP to use.