Although a lot of file transfer is now handled using HTTP, FTP is still commonly used to transfer files behind the scenes for other applications -- e.g., hidden behind the user interfaces of banking, a service that helps build a website, such as Wix or SquareSpace, or other services.
Yes, there is a utility to read log files named LogRead. LogRead is a GUI utility to read, query, sort, merge and translate log files from all Progress components (e.g. AdminServer, AppServer, Messenger). It is provided as a diagnostic utility to assist in the analysis of log files. LogRead 1.1 is now available as source and can be downloaded from:
The input formats provided by Log Parser 2.2 include: 1  Input formats that parse log files generated by IIS and return the entries in the logs. 2  Input formats that parse generic text log files formatted according to the CSV, TSV, NCSA, W3C, and XML standards and return the fields contained in the logs.