Http or FTP? Techie question...

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My question is a techie one....

When I click "Save Target As" on
a link in say IE....and start
downloading....am I

a) doing a HTTP transfer? or
b) doing a FTP transfer ?

To my knowledge...FTP protocol
needs a login and also supports
anonymous. Hmmm...so
which one is it? is the
answer A? Thanks for any info....

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You should be able to see the link status in the status bar when you hover over it.
Not all ftp downloads require a log in.

It could be http OR ftp. Just depends on where the distributer wants to store and distribute the file.
 
when you download something it usually says what addresss you'redownloading it from when it asks you where to save the file...it'ssimple, if you see an http in the address then it's http, if you seeand ftp in the address it's an ftp.
 
you can do a both with "save as". The link just depends on where you are getting it from ..
 
Yes, if it has http in front, it's an http download.
 

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