best way to exchange files

Question

I have a client (java) that has to exchange files (upload/download) with an IIS/FTP server , Is there any guidance wich method is better (FTP , http, maybe Web service with MTOM )

Answer 1

HTTP-based approaches are preferred in this sort of situation because they are typically firewall and proxy friendly. You can use straight HTTP for this, some kind of wrapper that uses HTTP as a transport protocol or even Web services for this kind of thing.