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Firewall
A special kind of gateway, usually software-based, used to block
potentially dangerous network traffic. Most Firewalls work as packet
filters, which compare passing packets to a set of filter rules.
FrontPage
A software program created by Microsoft that can create and manage Web pages. Click here to visit our Frontpage Showcase.
Frontpage Extensions
The set of files that provide FrontPage-based Web sites with extended
functionality, such as multi-user and remote authoring support, search
features, forms and usage analysis. In order for you to use all of the
features that come with Microsoft® FrontPage®, FrontPage Extensions
must be installed for your account.
FTP
File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a common way of transferring files
between Internet sites. Through FTP, you can login to another Internet
site to retrieve and/or send files. Before the advent of the World Wide
Web, FTP was widely used and originally used from a text-only
interface.
