1. The FidoNet equivalent of FTP, in which one BBS
system automatically dials another and snarfs one or more
files. Often abbreviated "FReq"; files are often announced as
being "available for FReq" in the same way that files are
announced as being "available for/by anonymous FTP" on the
Internet.
2. The act of getting a copy of a file by using the File
Request option of the BBS mailer.
[Jargon File]
(1995-01-05)
Nearby terms:
FileMaker, Inc. « filename extension « FileNet « File Request » File Separator » file server » File Service Protocol
