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Frequently Used Terms/Definitions |
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FTP - File Transfer Protocol. Both a protocol and software that runs
on both the client systems and server systems that allow the transfer of
files between one system and the other. The transfer can take place
from the client to the server, commonly called an upload. Or from the
server to the client system, commonly called a download. Webmasters
with Pyramid.Net who do not use the FrontPage extensions use this method to
maintain their web pages - downloading to make backup copies of their site
and uploading new or modified web pages. But it is also used, often
times invisibly by our clients through their browsers, to download files
from different Internet sites such as updates, software, music, graphics and
videos, etc.
ISP - Internet Service Provider. A company, like us - Pyramid.Net - whose primary function is to connect clients computer systems to the Internet. Similar in concept to a telephone company who connect clients phones to the global voice telecomm system or the U.S. Postal Service who connects your mailbox to the global mail delivery service. Like them we are a transportation service and not a product based service. And like them we cannot control what is said or done at all times within our transport system. Nor can we guarantee certain things such as mail delivery/receipt, etc. (There is no equivalent to the USPS certified/registered mail service within the current Internet mail protocols) |
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Last Updated - 12/07/2006 |
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