File Service Protocol
<protocol> (FSP) A
protocol, similar to
FTP, for copying files between computers.
It's designed for anonymous archives, and has protection against
server and
network overloading.
It doesn't use connections so it can survive interruptions in service.
Until 1993-08-12, FSP didn't stand for anything.
Wen-King was responsible for the initials and Michael Grubb <
[email protected]> for their eventual expansion.
Other suggestions were "File Slurping Protocol", "Flaky Stream Protocol" and "FTP's Sexier Partner".
FAQ (ftp://ftp.germany.eu.net/pub/networking/inet/fsp/fsp-faq/).
[fsp-faq, 1993-08-12].
