From 29510aa3fc90275f288ae79a57d7dc8583964366 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Wesley Shields Date: Thu, 5 Jun 2008 01:53:43 +0000 Subject: UFTP is a multicast file transfer program, utilizing a protocol based on Starburst MFTP. It is designed to reliably and efficiently transfer files to multiple receivers simultaneously, where either the intended receivers can be specified beforehand, or receivers can join the transfer when it is initiated. This is useful for distributing large files to a large number of receivers, and is especially useful for data distribution over a satellite link (with two way communication), where the inherent delay makes any TCP based communication terribly inefficient. http://www.tcnj.edu/~bush/uftp.html Submitted by: gnn (private email/IRC) Approved by: garga (mentor) --- ftp/uftp/pkg-descr | 11 +++++++++++ 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+) create mode 100644 ftp/uftp/pkg-descr (limited to 'ftp/uftp/pkg-descr') diff --git a/ftp/uftp/pkg-descr b/ftp/uftp/pkg-descr new file mode 100644 index 000000000000..80c38ad1f2f8 --- /dev/null +++ b/ftp/uftp/pkg-descr @@ -0,0 +1,11 @@ +UFTP is a multicast file transfer program, utilizing a protocol +based on Starburst MFTP. It is designed to reliably and efficiently +transfer files to multiple receivers simultaneously, where either +the intended receivers can be specified beforehand, or receivers +can join the transfer when it is initiated. This is useful for +distributing large files to a large number of receivers, and is +especially useful for data distribution over a satellite link (with +two way communication), where the inherent delay makes any TCP based +communication terribly inefficient. + +WWW: http://www.tcnj.edu/~bush/uftp.html -- cgit v1.2.3