FileTransferProtocol

UMIACS provides File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Services as follows,

Anonymous FTP

ftp://ftp.umiacs.umd.edu/pub

These user directories are available from supported machines in the following way,

• UNIX/Linux - /fs/ftp/pub
• Windows/Mac - \\umiacs-webftp.umiacs.umd.edu\ftp-umiacs\pub

Incoming FTP Drop Boxes

Users are provided with a FTP drop box that is located at

ftp://ftp.umiacs.umd.edu/incoming/{username}

These user directories are available from supported machines in the following way,

• UNIX/Linux - /fs/ftp/incoming/{username}
• Windows/Mac (SMB) - \\umiacs-webftp.umiacs.umd.edu\ftp-umiacs\incoming/{username}

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Please note, we do not provide authenticated FTP as it is a insecure protocol. Please look to use SFTP or SCP to transfer files.