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| moved sftp, scp, ftp sections to separate articles (martin) | full protocol names in the list (martin) | ||
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| ====== Supported Transfer Protocols ====== | ====== Supported Transfer Protocols ====== | ||
| WinSCP supports three transfer protocols: | WinSCP supports three transfer protocols: | ||
| - | * [[sftp|SFTP]]; | + | * [[sftp|SFTP]] (SSH File Transfer Protocol); |
| - | * [[ftp|FTP]]; | + | * [[ftp|FTP]] (File Transfer Protocol); |
| - | * [[scp|SCP]]. | + | * [[scp|SCP]] (Secure Copy Protocol). |
| Currently, many servers support all three protocols. This document contains a comparison to help you to decide which is most appropriate for your needs. The comparison describes both features that are characteristic to the specific protocol as-is, and features that are caused by the implementation of the protocol in WinSCP. | Currently, many servers support all three protocols. This document contains a comparison to help you to decide which is most appropriate for your needs. The comparison describes both features that are characteristic to the specific protocol as-is, and features that are caused by the implementation of the protocol in WinSCP. | ||