Do I need to have a ftp server / daemon on my Linux box so that I can receive files?
A use case of a system "receiving" files over FTP would be, for example, the way WordPress plugins are installed via 1-click where WordPress initiates a file transfer to the local Linux box from the remote WordPress plugin repository using ftp(s)
*I know the question may seem like an absolute "Say wha?"question or may look like a really silly question, but my server skills are a joke & couldn't really get the keywords right for a Google search