FTP vs HTTP Protocols

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Dudley Henriques

Hi; I have a question please about these two protocols.

Without getting too technical :-)

Sometimes, when downloading a new program for my system, I'm given a choice
between using an FTP server or an HTTP server to do this.

Is there any advantage to using one over the other?
Does it matter which one I choose?
Which one SHOULD I choose and why?

I'm using IE6.0 for this.

Many thanks

Dudley
 
Either FTP or HTTP is fine. FTP is somewhat faster and more efficient, but
it doesn't work in some situations (through some firewalls, for example).
 
FTP is more reliable because it is 'connection' oriented protocol. HTTP is
'connectionless'.
HTTP is best effort. FTP is assured.
 

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