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Book VIII
Chapter 1
Managing Your
Servers
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Naming Your Site
Figure 1-12:
The profile
editor for
FireFTP.
5. Drag the file to transfer it.
FireFTP automatically determines the type of transfer you need to make.
6. Wait for the transfer to complete.
It usually takes some time to transfer a large number of files. Be sure the
transfer is complete before you close the FTP window.
7. Manipulate remote files.
You can right-click on the remote file system to display a context menu.
This menu has commands for changing permissions, creating directo-
ries, and performing other handy tasks.
FTP is a completely unsecure protocol. Anything you transfer with FTP is
completely visible to any bad guys sniffing the Internet. For this reason,
some servers use a different protocol: Secure FTP (SFTP). FireFTP supports
this and other protocols your server might use.
Naming Your Site
After you have a site up and running, you need to give it an address that
people can remember. The Domain Name System (DNS) is sort of an address
book of the entire Internet. DNS is the mechanism by which you assign a
name to your site.
Understanding domain names
Before creating a domain name, you should understand the basics of how
this system works:
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