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:
/usr/openv/netbackup/logs/bpbkar/log.<date>. This is providing the directory exsists. With netbackup, the logs can be turned on and off by either creating or removing the directories the logs would be in. The detail in te log would depend on he line VERBOSE=<1-5> in the bp.conf file.