Alternatives to use technical protocol terms as verb in a sentence

I find it much easier to say:

1. I can RDP to your computer
2. Please SFTP the files to me

than to say:

1. I can use the RDP (protocol) to establish a connection to your computer
2. Please send the files to me using the SFTP (protocol)

These technical protocol terms are not verbs: RDP, SFTP, SSH, telnet, VPN, email, etc.

How can I get around this to be grammatically correct and at the same time avoid the clumsiness?

Or, one day, (already?) will using these technical terms as verb be approved and added to modern English grammar rules?

Solution 1:

I would choose to use abstraction with the potential addition of "via" if clarity is needed.

Depending on with whom your are speaking, you audience my vary well not care about the underlying technology. in which case

I can RDP into your computer

Becomes

I can remotely connect to your computer.

Abstracting out the technological details will in most cases bridge the gap of communication between you and your potentially less knowledgeable audience.

However, if you need to specify the technology, consider the abstracted sentence followed by "via"

I can remotely connect to your computer via RDP.

I believe this makes your sentence more comprehensible, yet provides the requisite details.

SteveJ

Solution 2:

The answer from this post suggest that

If you're using a non-verb acronym or initialism as a verb, you're already in the realm of jargon. If you're writing in a context where that's acceptable, you should add a simple "ed" or "ing" for a suffix unless you're going for a humorous effect. When acronyms are absorbed into the language, they may acquire verb forms; for example, the verb meaning "to produce a laser beam" is "lase," retroactively treating the acronym for "light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation" as if it meant "something that 'lases.'"

In relation to your question, it seems acceptable to use these acronyms as they are in your fist examples

I can RDP to your computer

Later (once adopted to modern English grammar rules as you put it) it may become it's own phrase or term... SFTP might turn into 'sift' for a silly example.