Simple asynchronous file transfer

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SAFT in the TCP / IP protocol stack :
application JUICE
transport TCP
Internet IP ( IPv4 , IPv6 )
Network access Ethernet Token
bus 		Token
ring 		FDDI ...

Simple Asynchronous File Transfer ( SAFT ) is a network protocol that is used for simple, asynchronous data exchange. It is a file transfer protocol and is comparable to the File Transfer Protocol (FTP). SAFT could be characterized as a mixture of FTP and email . It is also possible to send messages to users via SAFT, which - similar to the Unix command write - are then displayed directly in the terminal . The file transfer generally only takes place from the local computer to a remote computer, i.e. only upload, no download. It is possible to digitally sign the files using PGP . The data to be transferred is compressed by default.

On the receiving end, the data is collected in a spool directory and can later be called up from there by the user. The installation and commissioning of the daemon is very easy. SAFT uses port 487, which is also registered with the Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA).

Sendfile is an implementation of the SAFT protocol.

F * EX is the successor to SAFT / sendfile.

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