StarDestroyer.Net BBS

Posted: **2004-03-15 08:24pm**

I'm using SmartFTP right now, but after using it for over a year, I'm now sick of it.

I'd like suggestions for a good FTP program. Any?

Posted: **2004-03-15 08:30pm**

Shinova wrote:I'm using SmartFTP right now, but after using it for over a year, I'm now sick of it.

I'd like suggestions for a good FTP program. Any?

I like SmartFTP, and I'd stick with it if I were you. I heard that CuteFTP is pretty good, though.

Posted: **2004-03-15 08:32pm**

i've used (sort of) CuteFTP before. not too terribly bad and surprisingly a simple interface for it. a simple google search should be able to turn it up.

Posted: **2004-03-15 08:51pm**

I heard FileZilla's good.

Posted: **2004-03-15 08:52pm**

Believe it or not, I'm comfortable enough with the command-line FTP program as it is.

Other than that, if I feel like GUI'ing I use WS_FTP Limited, though I don't think it's released anymore. :/

Posted: **2004-03-16 12:52am**

NcFTP. To upload things to shell account I use scp for individual files or rsync for entire directory trees. Command line sftp sucks.

Posted: **2004-03-16 12:53am**

I like SmartFTP.. CuteFTP I've heard good things about, but have never used it.

Posted: **2004-03-16 01:17am**

It's not free, but LeapFTP is the best GUI FTP I've ever used. Nice, clean interface...none of the bloat CuteFTP has and none of the sheer aggravation of SmartFTP.

Posted: **2004-03-16 01:20am**

Core FTP is basically free(You have to say your a student.) and it is essentially a cute ftp clone.

Posted: **2004-03-16 01:45am**

If you're running Linux, gftp is good if you want a GUI.

Posted: **2004-03-16 01:51am**

Laird wrote:Core FTP is basically free(You have to say your a student.) and it is essentially a cute ftp clone.

I second that, I'm very happy with CoreFTP, it managed to figure out that I had access to the levels that most of the other FTP programs couldnt quite work out that I had access to.

Posted: **2004-03-16 07:51am**

If you need connection to a secured server (like I do for my faculty account) you could use WinSCP It's free and I'm satisfied with him.
I didn't tried it for ftp connections on the internet, as I am behind a firewall and my IP is not routable.

Posted: **2004-03-16 08:44am**

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C:\>ftp ftp.sunet.se
Connected to ftp.sunet.se.
220-####################################################################
220-### Try accessing us on the World Wide Web! http://ftp.sunet.se/ ###
220-###                                                              ###
220-### http://ftp.sunet.se/pub/ to browse...                        ###
220-###                                                              ###
220-### http://ftp.sunet.se:8000/ftpsearch to search for filenames   ###
220-###                                                              ###
220-### http://ftp.sunet.se/mnogo/search.php to freetext search      ###
220-###                                                              ###
220-####################################################################
220-
220--> Please login with user anonymous or ftp to access our archive <-
220
User (ftp.sunet.se:(none)): anonymous
331 Please specify the password.
Password:
230 Login successful. Have fun.
ftp> binary
200 Switching to Binary mode.
ftp> hash
Hash mark printing On  ftp: (2048 bytes/hash mark) .
ftp>

Free and easy

Posted: **2004-03-16 11:50am**

I've heard good things about RobustFTP.

Posted: **2004-03-16 11:52am**

Internet Explorer.

Posted: **2004-03-16 11:55am**

Embracer Of Darkness wrote:Internet Explorer.

-hiss glare-

Posted: **2004-03-16 01:35pm**

I've used nothing but wsftp (le edition). Its from ipswitch. What more do you want? 90% of the time I just command line it.

Posted: **2004-03-16 02:16pm**

Shinova wrote:I'm using SmartFTP right now, but after using it for over a year, I'm now sick of it.

I'd like suggestions for a good FTP program. Any?

I've already heard of the major GUI-driven FTP programs. If you're ready for a walk on the wild side, there are command-line driven FTP clients that come standard-issue with Windows 9x/NT x.xx, and the numerous flavors of Unix and Linux.

Though I prefer something with a bit more security than standard FTP myself (which has virtually none to speak of,) such as PSFTP which is also command-line driven, but command-line FTP isn't that hard to use.

Posted: **2004-03-16 03:47pm**

Also, rsync is faster since it only sends the differences between files (and also does that for binaries).

Posted: **2004-03-17 11:27am**

GrandMasterTerwynn wrote:Though I prefer something with a bit more security than standard FTP myself (which has virtually none to speak of,) such as PSFTP which is also command-line driven, but command-line FTP isn't that hard to use.

Not everyone can use SFTP.

Pu-239 wrote:Also, rsync is faster since it only sends the differences between files (and also does that for binaries).

Rsync is not always an option.

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