Comparison of file transfer protocols
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A list of notable file transfer protocols:
List of file transfer protocols
Primarily used with TCP/IP
- 9P
- Apple Filing Protocol (AFP)
- BitTorrent
- Infinit
- FTAM
- FTP
- FTP over SSL (FTPS)
- HFTP
- HULFT[1]
- HTTP
- rcp
- rsync
- Simple Asynchronous File Transfer (SAFT), bound to TCP port 487[2]
- Secure copy (SCP)
- SSH file transfer protocol (SFTP)
- Simple File Transfer Protocol
- T.127
- Waarp R66
- WDT (Warp speed Data Transfer)
Primarily used with UDP
- File Service Protocol
- Multicast File Transfer Protocol
- Multipurpose Transaction Protocol
- Reliable Blast UDP
- Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) -- designed for simplicity rather than speed
- Tsunami UDP Protocol
- UDP-based Data Transfer Protocol (UDT)
- UFTP – UDP Based FTP with Multicast
Primarily used with direct modem connections
- ASCII dump
- BiModem
- BLAST
- CModem
- CompuServe B (aka B protocol or CIS-B)
- JMODEM
- HS/Link
- Kermit and variants:
- YMODEM and variants:
- YMODEM, YMODEM-1K, YMODEM-G
See also
- File transfer
- Protocol (computing)
- Communications protocol
- Bulletin board system
- List of network protocols
- Connect:Direct
- Cross File Transfer
References
- ^ http://www.gxsblogs.com/keifers/2009/08/the-incredible-hulft-my-favorite-b2b-network-protocol.html
- ^ Ulli Horlacher (2008-05-01). "SAFT - Simple Asynchronous File Transfer". Retrieved 2010-04-28.