File e
Xchange
Protocol (
FXP) allows you to
copy
files from one
FTP
server to another FTP server (two
remote hosts) using an FXP
client. FXP removes the middle step of transferring files from one FTP server to your
local machine then to the second FTP server. The
data transfer rate is also independent of your own Internet
connection speed as it is based on the connection speed between the two
hosts, which is usually faster than a user's own Internet connection. Since FXP provides a direct connection between the two hosts, users are unable to see
standard FTP information in their client software such as transfer progress and
connection speed. Usually you will see only a successful or failed transfer
message. To use FXP, the remote servers must support
PASV mode and allow
PORT commands to foreign hosts.
