There
are two primary components to File Watchdogs FTP Server.
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Listener. A listener acts as the gateway
to your hosts. A listener accepts connections on a specific IP address and port
over a specific protocol (either FTP or SSH), then routes the connection to the
appropriate host.
There are two types of listeners:
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FTP. FTP listeners provide access to
hosts via the FTP protocol. FTP listeners can be configured to provide simple
FTP access, both FTP and SSL access, or SSL access only (Implicit SSL).
§ SSH. SSH listeners provide access to hosts using the SFTP protocol over SSH2.
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Host. A host is the portion of the
server that authenticates users and grants them access to the files and folders
stored on the host (your site). In addition to users and permissions, virtual
folders, rules, and notifications are defined and configured as part of the
host.