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List of file transfer protocols

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A list of notable file transfer protocols:

Contents

Primarily used with TCP

  • 9P
  • Apple Filing Protocol (AFP)
  • BitTorrent
  • Infinit
  • FTAM
  • FTP
  • FTP over SSL (FTPS)
  • HFTP
  • HULFT
  • HTTP
  • HTTPS
  • WebDAV
  • rcp
  • rsync
  • Simple Asynchronous File Transfer (SAFT), bound to TCP port 487
  • 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:
  • Kermit
  • SuperKermit
  • LeechModem
  • Lynx (protocol)
  • NMODEM
  • Punter family
  • SEAlink
  • SMODEM
  • SuperK
  • TELINK
  • Tmodem
  • UUCP and variants:
  • UUCP
  • UUCP-g
  • XMODEM and variants:
  • MODEM7 (Batch XMODEM)
  • XMODEM, XMODEM-1K, XMODEM-G
  • WXMODEM
  • YMODEM and variants:
  • YMODEM, YMODEM-1K, YMODEM-G
  • ZMax
  • ZMODEM

    • References

    List of file transfer protocols Wikipedia
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