RFC 913: Simple File Transfer Protocol
In plain English — editorial summary, not part of the RFC
This memo describes a proposed Simple File Transfer Protocol (SFTP). It fills the need of people wanting a protocol that is more useful than TFTP but easier to implement (and less powerful) than FTP. SFTP supports user access control, file transfers, directory listing, directory changing, file renaming and deleting. Discussion of this proposal is encouraged, and suggestions for improvements may be sent to the author.
Document record
- Document ID
- RFC913
- Published
- September 1984
- Authors
- M. Lottor
- Status
- HISTORIC
- Stream
- Legacy
- Area
- —
- Pages
- 15
- Also known as
- —
Topics
Related documents
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- RFC 959File Transfer ProtocolUpdated
October 1985
- RFC 1068Background File Transfer Program (BFTP)Current
August 1988
- RFC 683FTPSRV - Tenex extension for paged filesCurrent
April 1975
- RFC 624Comments on the File Transfer ProtocolCurrent
February 1974
- RFC 614Response to RFC 607: "Comments on the File Transfer Protocol"Current
January 1974
- RFC 607Comments on the File Transfer ProtocolObsoleted
January 1974
- RFC 542File Transfer ProtocolObsoleted
August 1973
- RFC 532UCSD-CC Server-FTP facilityCurrent
July 1973
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