Netcom Ftp

Before web browsers were ubiquitous operating system features, users required a suite of software to access the Internet. NETCOM utilized FTP servers—often accessible via anonymous FTP—to distribute their proprietary software package, .

While NETCOM was eventually acquired and absorbed into other entities, its use of FTP represents a transitional era in Internet history. It bridged the gap between the academic/military origins of the Internet and the consumer web. For many NETCOM users, their first interaction with file permissions, ASCII vs. Binary transfer modes, and remote servers occurred via the NETCOM FTP gateway. netcom ftp