Chapter 22. Creating an FTP Server

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Sometimes it's helpful to be able to transfer files between machines. If you're collaborating on a project, you and your collaborators might need to exchange files. Because mail spools frequently have file size limits, an FTP server can provide an alternative means to exchange files. If you've built a website on one machine but want to transfer it to your Mac OS X machine because you have a web server running on it, an FTP server can provide a way to do so. With little effort, your Mac OS X machine can run an FTP server ...

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