FTP / SSH - Why the distinction?
Using FTP and SSH on a daily, nay hourly basis - I understand the uses, application and history of both. However, is there REALLY any need in the modern age for a distinction between the two? Is it essential that an SSH client have no concept of the client system it's operator is sat at? Or is simple stubborn geeky conservatism to blame for not allowing the out-of-the-box thinking to put these two protocols in the same box? ssh my.server sudo chmod -R u+rw htdocs cd htdocs put index.html get styles.css exit happy UPDATE ---- You can! Someone kindly pointed out the existence of SFTP that does not require an FTP server to be running - it uses SSH to connect then the SSH file transfer protocol. NICE.