ftp: separate control, data connections

• ftp client contacts ftp server at port 21, specifying TCP as transport protocol

• two parallel TCP connections opened:

  • control: exchange commands, responses between client, server.
    “out of band control”
    
  • data: file data to/from server

• ftp server maintains “state”: current directory, earlier authentication

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