What are ftp Sites?
An ftp site is a server which has an Internet connection and uses the File Transfer Protocol (an agreed upon standard for transferring files using the TCP/IP protocol) to let you log on and download files.
Servers can be Macintosh computers, MS-DOS machines, or UNIX based PCs or workstations. Limits, such as the number of users logged on, can be placed on an ftp site. Obviously, the more memory and processor speed a machine running as an ftp site has, the better able it is to handle more users, more file transfers, and so on.
Apple's ftp Sites
There are currently a number of ftp sites maintained at Apple, most of which are located in Austin, Texas or Cupertino, California. Apple Computer, Inc. is constantly upgrading and adding additional ftp servers:
ftp://ftp.info.apple.com (Austin, Texas, USA)
ftp://ftp.apple.com (Cupertino, California, USA)
ftp://ftp.info.euro.apple.com (Zeist, the Netherlands)
ftp://ftp.apple.com.au (Australia)
http://www.apple.ca/fr/software/ (Website, Toronto, Canada)