ftp's
 

Hi there, i am trying to find a good TFP to upload pages for a website.

Can anyone think of any. Free would be very good

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If you mean FTP client, try Filezilla or SmartFTP

Re: ftp's
 

I thought he was after an insurance quote

OH NO - thats TPF&T

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I do, cheers bifta

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WS_FTP_LE and LeechFTP are two other good free ones.

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For the Firefox users, there is a very good extension that enables you to use FTP in a tab. :link: I'm testing it as we speak.
Otherwise it's Filezilla all the way.

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WSFTP LE is far and away the worst FTP client I've ever had the misfortune of using.

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I personally use the Lite (free) version of Core FTP
http://www.coreftp.com/

As for what people see in WSFTP LE I just don't know, as bifta says, it's bad!
I would rather use the dos FTP command line program than WSFTP.

Re: ftp's
 

I like FTP Explorer www.ftpx.com/

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What exactly are people's problems with WS_FTP_LE? I've been using it for ages and it does the job I need!

The only nuisance is that it tends to time out and means you have to reconnect, but that's hardly a major drawback.

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I've never had any problems with it, (WS_FTP) and still occaisionaly use it to create text files listing the ftp dir contents.

LeechFTP is the forerunner of bitbeamer, and supports multithreading and other nice goodies.

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I have been using ws-ftp95-le for years without any problems. For editing files I use .edit because I can load files from an ftp server as though they were local and just click on save when I have done. :)

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Filezilla is the best FTP client out there, open source too. :)
http://filezilla.sourceforge.net

WS_FTP is crap, end of story.

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There is no such thing as "the best FTP client" its all personal preference.

Re: ftp's
 

And my dad's car is faster than your dad's car because it's a red one...! :rolleyes:

Now how about some *sensible* comments to back your viewpoint up?

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FlashFXP is a good cheap client, very reliable and feature rich, permits site to site too if they support it else you would need shell access to ftp from one server to another.

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Yeah, I'm another advocate of FlashFXP..... ever since my days in the scene this has always been the ftp/fxp client to use.

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Ditto.

For a while, they tried to persuade us to use it at work. My boss was so frustrated with it that he bought a site licence for CuteFTP..

I personally prefer leechftp to both. Sadly, it's no longer developed.

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But still available :¬)

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V. True

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Just use the command line ;)

I have a problem with FTP clients in windows, TBH. I think the classic two-pane model that everyone and his dog uses is useless. And probably out-moded. It was probably quite useful before win3.1 was released.

What I really want is an ftp client that integrates with windows explorer (ie, the shell), with per-site settings (based on a set of global settings) and an upload/download progress window/systray-icon.

Just me, ranting as per.

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:welcome: to Cable forum, Spadge :)

there is a program called Powerdesk Pro which sounds very like what you describe, it is an explorer/shell replacement with a built in FTP client. I have been using it until recently, but lately have been using the extension to Firefox, which although it's the 'two pane' variety, I find very intuitive. :)

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Thanks for the welcome.

I used to hang out on ntHELLworld back in the day, until it got closed or something. Then I got this email telling me of here, so I thought I'd come and look :)

There's TotalCommander too, which I think does the same sort of thing. I should get round to giving one or both a go some time.

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ftpx works on a single pane and looks like an explorer window, of course nowdays you can use explorer as your FTP client, however there is no window showing the command line usage so it is less useful.

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There is no uglier ftp use than that perpetrated by MSIE. A six year old using a hammer and chisel on the command line is more gentle.

Which FTP (preferably free)
 

Hey everyone,

I have been using smart ftp for a while, it is a home user version, and it said that it is free for home users, but after about 30 days of use, it wants you to purchase it, I like it lots, but I am not going to purchase it, why should I when they say it is totally free, you only have to pay for the license for busness use.

because of this, the program now freezes. I have had it a few times, and used the 30 days about 4 times, but uninstalling then installing is becoming a bit of a pain.

do you guys recommend any ftp programs, that are free? I run a windows xp machine.

thanks
ik

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I use FlashFXP which I have paid for, and it is by far and away the best FTP program I have ever used. Well worth the £13 ($20) one-off payment.

If you don't want to use it, it after the trial it remains full functional, but you have a 30 second nag screen on startup. Not the end of the world.

Re: Which FTP (preferably free)
 

I use WS FTP which was free and is very easy to use.

http://www.pagematic.com/faq/ws_ftp.html

Re: Which FTP (preferably free)
 

Wrong link Punky!

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Lol well spotted... God knows how that happened.

Flash (http://www.flashfxp.com)

Re: Which FTP (preferably free)
 

Filezilla urinates on all those suggestions from a great height.. ;)

ok, maybe it's just a matter of personal preference

don't forget, if you use Firefox, there is a very good FTP client extension available

Re: Which FTP (preferably free)
 

ach ! Another FTP Thread.
We all have personal preferences. Here's one of mine
http://stud.fh-heilbronn.de/~jdebis/...les/lftp13.zip

Re: Which FTP (preferably free)
 

I tried filezilla and it did not do anything to my site, it would even get into my webspace.

so I uninstalled it, I was looking forward to that program as well

ik
p.s. keep them coming, I am going to take down the links and try them all for about a month each to give me a good grounding on which I would prefer.

Re: Which FTP (preferably free)
 

Metawraith,

I would prefer a link to a site to understand what it is, not just the zipped program, sorry, but i would like to understand what I am downloading, no offence.

ik

Re: Which FTP (preferably free)
 

Heh, that could've been mighty embarrassing... I can imagine someone thinking 'Hmm, I'll post that link just after I browse some, ahem, adult-oriented material' :D

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LeechFTP is a discontinued (developmentwise) product and the site nolonger holds much information about it, other than a download link. For what it's worth its here.
http://stud.fh-heilbronn.de/~jdebis/leechftp/
The sad thing is that it's not been updated in 4 years.

You can get information and download the successor product, Bitbeamer from the pcworld site.
http://www.pcworld.com/downloads/fil...id,6446,00.asp

Re: Which FTP (preferably free)
 

I use this, its free and it works just dandy

http://www.whispertech.com/surfer/index.htm

Re: Which FTP (preferably free)
 

I use Ace FTP:

http://software.visicommedia.com/en/...ceftpfreeware/

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Smart FTP
http://www.smartftp.com/
Worked for me :)

Re: Which FTP (preferably free)
 

I use this one too. very easy to use

Re: Which FTP (preferably free)
 

Paul as my first post points out, I have used smartftp for a long time, but it keeps freezing after 30 days, and I am getting annoyed with it.

ik
thanks guys

Re: [Merged] FTP Software
 

Right, in the mood for a new client...I'm going to try Filazilla and FlashFXP.... :)

Re: [Merged] FTP Software
 

Didn't bother downloading FileZilla!...the interface looked boring compared to FlashFXP!!!....guess which one I downloaded! ;)

Re: [Merged] FTP Software
 

i use ftpvoyager - seems to do the job

Re: [Merged] FTP Software
 

I use FlashFXP > http://www.flashfxp.com/

http://counter.flashfxp.com/counter/fxp30cnt.png :P