Appendix: Obtaining the Code in this Book

FTP: The File Transfer Protocol

FTP is a file transfer protocol that is widely accepted by computers around the world. FTP makes it easy to transfer files between two computers on which you have accounts. But more importantly, it also allows a user on one computer to access files on a computer on which he or she does not have an account, as long as both computers are connected to the Internet. This is known as anonymous FTP.

All the code in this book is available for anonymous FTP from the computer mkp.com in files in the directory pub/norvig. The file README in that directory gives further instructions on using the files.

In the session below, the user smith retrieves the files from mkp.com. Smith’s input ...

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