<s>
FTP	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
is	O
an	O
FTP	B-Protocol
client	I-Protocol
application	O
for	O
the	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
operating	I-Application
system	I-Application
which	O
was	O
originally	O
developed	O
in	O
1996	O
by	O
Alan	O
Chavis	O
,	O
founder	O
of	O
FTPx	B-Protocol
Corp	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
One	O
of	O
the	O
first	O
"	O
explorer	O
style	O
"	O
FTP	B-Protocol
clients	I-Protocol
,	O
FTP	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
was	O
designed	O
to	O
look	O
and	O
feel	O
very	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
explorer	O
file	O
system	O
view	O
of	O
the	O
Windows	O
user	O
interface	O
,	O
with	O
a	O
tree	O
view	O
containing	O
folders	O
on	O
the	O
left	O
and	O
a	O
list	O
view	O
containing	O
files	O
and	O
folders	O
on	O
the	O
right	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FTP	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
pioneered	O
more	O
advanced	O
FTP	B-Protocol
features	O
such	O
as	O
background	O
downloading	O
and	O
multiple	O
active	O
connections	O
and	O
became	O
popular	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FTP	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
has	O
been	O
mentioned	O
in	O
numerous	O
publications	O
and	O
included	O
on	O
the	O
CD-ROM	O
inserts	O
of	O
many	O
books	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
FTP	B-Protocol
Explorer	I-Protocol
is	O
free	O
for	O
educational	O
use	O
.	O
</s>
