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HTTP File Server, otherwise known as HFS, is a free web server specifically designed for publishing and sharing files. The complete feature set differs from other web servers; it lacks some common features, like CGI, or even ability to run as a Windows service, but includes, for example, counting file downloads. It is even advised against using it as an ordinary web server.

HFS is a small HTTP file server, aimed at mostly sharing files for download.
The official documentation describes HFS as:

• HFS (Http File Server) is file sharing software which allows you to send and receive files. You can limit this sharing to just a few friends, or be open to the whole world.
• HFS is different from classic file sharing because there is no network. HFS is a web server which uses web technology to be more compatible with today’s Internet.
• Since it is actually a web server, your friends can download files as if they were downloading from a website using a web browser, such as Internet Explorer or Firefox. Your users don’t have to install any new software.
• HFS lets you share your files. Most web servers are used to publish a website, but HFS is not designed to do that. You are, however, free to use it in any way you wish, – but at your own risk.

Link: http://www.rejetto.com/hfs.