Downloads of files like images may be banned if they use HTTP connections – even if they are available from an HTTPS website. Google Chrome will soon restrict certain files, like PDFs or executables, ...

HFS – Http File Server is a truly nifty idea that requires justa bit more technical know-how than, perhaps, it should. HFS is a tool that allows you to set up file sharing from yourhome computer, for ...

According to a proposal the browser maker has put forward yesterday, only the download of certain "high-risk" file types will be blocked by default. This includes EXE (Windows application binary), DMG ...

Hypertext transfer protocol, or HTTP, and file transfer protocol, known as FTP, are two methods that allow you to upload or download files and pages from the Internet. The two have overlapping ...

Java 18's Simple Web Server lets you use a command-line tool or API to host files and more. Here's how it works. One of the handiest new features included in the Java 18 release (March 2022) was the ...

Orbit Downloader by Innoshock is a popular file downloading add-on for web browsers, used not only to speed up the transfer of files over the Internet but also for its ability to download embedded ...

When using the Internet most people connect to web sites, ftp servers or other Internet servers by connecting to a domain name, as in www.bleepingcomputer.com. Internet applications, though, do not ...