FTP
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... hosts in
the network, and even when multiple levels of FTP are used,
the outgoing FTP load on the NIC ...
... network, and even when multiple levels of FTP are used,
the outgoing FTP load on the NIC host is considerable.
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The standard format of master files allows them to be exchanged between
hosts (via FTP, mail, or some other mechanism); this facility is useful
when an organization wants a domain, but doesn't want to support a name
server ...
... of the name servers which are authoritative for the zone. When the
inevitable changes are made, they must be distributed to all of the name
servers. While this distribution can be accomplished using FTP or some
other ad hoc procedure, the preferred method is the zone transfer part
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... servers. In the simplest case, a resolver receives a request from a
user program (e.g., mail programs, TELNET, FTP) in the form of a
subroutine call, system call etc., and returns the desired information
in a form compatible with the local host ...