XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, comp.mobile.android   
   From: usenet@arnowelzel.de   
      
   Maria Sophia, 2026-01-27 18:11:   
      
   [...]   
   > 1. Windows includes a native FTP client, but it does not include an FTP   
   >    filesystem redirector.   
   >   
   > 2. Because there is no redirector, Windows cannot mount an FTP server as a   
   >    drive letter.   
   >   
   > 3. Windows Explorer can open an FTP server as a virtual folder.   
   >    This is called a Network Location, not a Network Drive.   
      
   This is called a "Shell namespace".   
      
   Also see:    
      
      
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