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In 1974, RFCs 607, 614 and 624 proposed changes in the design of the FTP. These RFCs were followed by RFCs 686 and RFC 691, which provided additional information regarding the printing of files.

~~==Standard FTP Specifications==~~

The first FTP standard protocol was RFC 765, which was published by [[Jon Postel]] in June 1980. This specification described the transition of using TCP instead of NCP as the fundamental protocol for FTP. <ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc765 RFC 765]</ref>

The first FTP standard protocol was RFC 765, which was published by [[Jon Postel]] in June 1980. This specification described the transition of using TCP instead of NCP as the fundamental protocol for FTP. <ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc765 RFC 765]</ref> The latest FTP standard specification implemented by the Internet Engineering Task Force ([[IETF]]) was RFC 959 which was published by Jon Postel and [[Joyce Reynolds]] on October 1985. The current RFC included new commands such as CDUP (Change to Parent Directory), SMNT (Structure Mount), STOU (Store Unique), RMD (Remove Directory), MKD (Make Directory), PWD (Print Directory) and SYST (System).<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc959 RFC 959]</ref>

==Current Standard FTP Specification==

The latest FTP standard specification implemented by the Internet Engineering Task Force ([[IETF]]) was RFC 959 which was published by Jon Postel and [[Joyce Reynolds]] on October 1985. The current RFC included new commands such as CDUP (Change to Parent Directory), SMNT (Structure Mount), STOU (Store Unique), RMD (Remove Directory), MKD (Make Directory), PWD (Print Directory) and SYST (System).<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc959 RFC 959]</ref>

==FTP Commands==

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 In 1974, RFCs 607, 614 and 624 proposed changes in the design of the FTP. These RFCs were followed by RFCs 686 and RFC 691, which provided additional information regarding the printing of files.
-==Standard FTP Specifications==
+The first FTP standard protocol was RFC 765, which was published by [[Jon Postel]] in June 1980. This specification described the transition of using TCP instead of NCP as the fundamental protocol for FTP. <ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc765 RFC 765]</ref>
-The first FTP standard protocol was RFC 765, which was published by [[Jon Postel]] in June 1980. This specification described the transition of using TCP instead of NCP as the fundamental protocol for FTP. <ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc765 RFC 765]</ref> The latest FTP standard specification implemented by the Internet Engineering Task Force ([[IETF]]) was  RFC 959 which was published by Jon Postel and [[Joyce Reynolds]] on October 1985. The current RFC included new commands such as CDUP (Change to Parent Directory), SMNT (Structure Mount), STOU (Store Unique), RMD (Remove Directory), MKD (Make Directory), PWD (Print Directory) and SYST (System).<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc959 RFC 959]</ref>
+==Current Standard FTP Specification==
+The latest FTP standard specification implemented by the Internet Engineering Task Force ([[IETF]]) was  RFC 959 which was published by Jon Postel and [[Joyce Reynolds]] on October 1985. The current RFC included new commands such as CDUP (Change to Parent Directory), SMNT (Structure Mount), STOU (Store Unique), RMD (Remove Directory), MKD (Make Directory), PWD (Print Directory) and SYST (System).<ref>[http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc959 RFC 959]</ref>
 ==FTP Commands==