Terminology
Terms which we hope will give you a better understanding. This is not meant to be perfect, but rather a Beginners familiarity resource which we will constantly add information, to assist our users.
Servers :
Servers are exactly what the name implies. They are like a filing cabinet that stores infomation and serves it up when requested. This is done by programs running on the server.
FTP server :
Ftp, stands for "File Transfer Protocol" and is the standard method of moving files between two locations. i.e from a Pc to a Server Ftp has many features, however these features may vary from Ftp program to program. We will deal with only the common task of connecting and sending or retrieving files.
What do I need to connect with FTP?
Allmost all Ftp programs only require 3 things to connect to a server, other than permission and and an FTP account on the server.
You need to know the following :
* Your Hostname ( Domain name ) or IP adress
* Your Login name
* Your Password
Many Ftp programs now support drag and drop to make the process easy to move files to and from a remote Server. Please note that you need to familiarize yourself with your Ftp program, it is beyond the scope of this help to assist in knowing all the features of all the ftp programs. All FTP programs come with a help button, so please find the time to read the help, to know how to better use the program.
DNS server :
Domain Name System (or Service or Server) is an Internet service that translates domain names into IP addresses. Because domain names are alphabetic, they're easier to remember. The Internet however, is really based on IP addresses. Every time you use a domain name, therefPagesore, a DNS service must translate the name into the corresponding IP address. For example, the domain name www.example.com might translate to 198.105.232.4.
The DNS system is, in fact, its own network. If one DNS server doesnot know how to translate a particular domain name, it asks another one, and so on, until the correct IP address is returned.
Mail server :
A server that sends, receives and stores email received.
POP3 server :
A mailbox, from which email clients retrieve email
SMTP server :
The portion of the mailserver that sends email from locally configured accounts and receives email for locally configured accounts.