No, I'm not repeating myself; there is a subtle difference between the FTP and FXP protocols. The former allows you to transfer data from a remote computer to your hard drive, while the latter enables you to transfer data from one FTP site to another FTP site.
By setting up an FXP transfer you are tapping the slower of the two connection speeds of the computers you wish to transfer data between....
Friday, 18 October 2002
Saturday, 12 October 2002
Web forums under the microscope
These are an invaluable resource - say you've been struggling with a technical dilemma and there's no-one with sufficient computer know-how around to ask for help. Your next move shouldn't be to ring up a premium rate technical support line. Why bother when you can always guarantee there will be someone out there in cyberspace who knows exactly what the problem is and how to fix it, and who will be...
Friday, 4 October 2002
Why do I get CRC errors when I unzip compressed archives? What is a CRC error?
These occur relatively infrequently, but most people have experienced such problems at one time or another. CRC is an acronym for cyclic redundancy check, a mathematical method used to calculate the validity of the data in a given archive.
CRC errors can transpire when files are resumed too many times during the download process and as a result lose a few bytes along the way. Consequentially they...
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