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For me, I can't see that there is anything simpler than using ftp in IE. Everything else is more complicated. I never really got used to the firefox addon thingo. Now I'm using chrome, and it would appear that it doesn't support ftp, full stop. I found this, which seemed promising:

 

http://www.net2ftp.com

 

But it's still not what i need. Is there anything out there that basically apes what internet explorer does? At the moment it's one of the few reasons I boot into XP from time to time...

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FileZilla is a good FTP client, available on all platforms: http://filezilla-project.org/

 

If you use Ubuntu, it has native FTP support in it's file manager.

 

Click Places -> Connect to Server, choose either "Public FTP" (aka anonymous login) or "FTP with login" (if you've been supplied a username and password) and follow your nose.

 

FTP started it's life on UNIX and Linux. In relative terms it's a new addition to Windows. :)

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Ok, just installed filezilla. Still not as simple as IE, but easier to use than the ubuntu one, which i can't even log in to!

 

Interestingly, I can log into one of my sites, but not the other. I'll still have to go to XP to see why (maybe a different password, jumping into XP will jog my memory)

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Ok, just installed filezilla. Still not as simple as IE, but easier to use than the ubuntu one, which i can't even log in to!

Double checking, you're choosing "FTP (with login)" and putting in the fields:

 

* Server: either the hostname or the IP of the server you want to log in to. So if you're logging into ftp://ftp.blah.com/foldername, you'd put just "ftp.blah.com" in the box, and leave out the ftp:// part and all the end stuff too).

 

* Port: either leave this blank, or specify the default of 21

 

* Folder: The subfolder you want to browse to (leave it blank to browse to the root, and navigate where you want to).

 

* Username: obvious

 

I know plenty of folks who use this day to day without any dramas.

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flashfxp is the best around

What features does it have that makes it better than any other FTP client?

 

From the website, it has the same stuff everything else does: FTP client, multiple windows, bookmarks, transfer queue. There's nothing new or exciting there. I can't see what makes it "the best" compared to the thousands of other FTP clients that all do the same thing.

 

Or is there some hidden feature I can't see there?

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I have used "cute FTP" for years

 

I love it

 

Each to his own :)

 

Same here. Nice and easy. Although I've been using my terminal client for ftp in the last year purely because I've generally got it open anyway (been using it for 12 years and only last year realised it was also an ftp client, duh).

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Double checking, you're choosing "FTP (with login)" and putting in the fields:

 

* Server: either the hostname or the IP of the server you want to log in to. So if you're logging into ftp://ftp.blah.com/foldername, you'd put just "ftp.blah.com" in the box, and leave out the ftp:// part and all the end stuff too).

 

* Port: either leave this blank, or specify the default of 21

 

* Folder: The subfolder you want to browse to (leave it blank to browse to the root, and navigate where you want to).

 

* Username: obvious

 

I know plenty of folks who use this day to day without any dramas.

 

You're talking to me here :lol

 

What features does it have that makes it better than any other FTP client?

 

From the website, it has the same stuff everything else does: FTP client, multiple windows, bookmarks, transfer queue. There's nothing new or exciting there. I can't see what makes it "the best" compared to the thousands of other FTP clients that all do the same thing.

 

Or is there some hidden feature I can't see there?

 

What's best for me is to open my folder on my pc that says 'dans website shit', open up my website in IE, and cut and paste folders or files, one from the other. Features, i don't need no steenking features :D

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I'm a "Total Commander" devotee... Used to be called Windows Commander years ago.

 

Side by side file windows, can change 1 window to your FTP site - then you just drag and drop OR use keyboard commands. (When you change drives - you can select physical HDD, network location or a FTP site)

 

Anyone who used to use "X-Tree gold" will understand...

 

Now wait for the old timers to say - "Gee I remember that!" :lol

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What features does it have that makes it better than any other FTP client?

 

From the website, it has the same stuff everything else does: FTP client, multiple windows, bookmarks, transfer queue. There's nothing new or exciting there. I can't see what makes it "the best" compared to the thousands of other FTP clients that all do the same thing.

 

Or is there some hidden feature I can't see there?

 

Transferring between remote servers (aka fxping)

The interface. further to the interface, the debug window on the bottom right constantly giving back error\transfer messages

The flexability in different modes of ssl (implicit, explicit, auth ssl, auth tls)

integrated raw command line (so handy)

Great flexability in proxy modes

The file exist rules are great

compare folder content

scheduler

copy directory to clipboard

filters (priority lists, highlights, skiplists) all can be customised

 

 

I have used 10's of ftp clients and have been using ftp\fxp for a very very long time (as i'm sure you have as well)

There are many programs that do similar things but nothing has ever come close to flash fxp as far as having all features packed into one client is concerned. 99% of people in the scene are the same.

You should give it a go and try it, not just go off the website

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What's best for me is to open my folder on my pc that says 'dans website shit', open up my website in IE, and cut and paste folders or files, one from the other. Features, i don't need no steenking features :D

Every FTP client on the planet has bookmarks. Ditto for the Ubuntu file browser (drag network locations to the left hand panel to have them there as permanent shortcuts).

 

Transferring between remote servers (aka fxping)

The interface. further to the interface, the debug window on the bottom right constantly giving back error\transfer messages

The flexability in different modes of ssl (implicit, explicit, auth ssl, auth tls)

integrated raw command line (so handy)

Great flexability in proxy modes

The file exist rules are great

compare folder content

scheduler

copy directory to clipboard

Again, I can't see anything here that's new. File-Zilla, gFTP, CyberDuck, WinSCP and countless other clients have these same features (and are generally open-source/free).

 

Not trying to bag the product, just trying to see if there's really something that sets it apart from everything else. It certainly sounds equally as good as anything else out there, but is only available on a 30 day trial without paying after that.

 

You should give it a go and try it, not just go off the website

I generally don't use FTP (and haven't for over 5 years now). SCP/SFTP is a grossly superior protocol (far better than either FTP or FTP/SSL aka FTPS) for a whole host of reasons. FTP's legacy dual-port method and need to deal with passive/active modes depending if you use firewalls or NATs is a pain in the arse to deal with in secure locations.

 

Where I work they ban FTP by security policy, and I haven't installed it at a client location for half a decade now. It's horrendously insecure, and even the SSL wrapper options supplied (FTPS) don't fix the design flaw in the protocol. I'm sure that doesn't bother most people, but it bothers me greatly (given that it's often not my data I'm moving around, but private/personal/business data that belongs to someone else which I am responsible for).

 

Similarly, I haven't used a GUI FTP/SFTP/file-transfer client in years either. Command line is a while lot faster, and SSH access means I get SCP/SFTP for free. I also like rsync-over-ssh for the superior sync/backup/archive features it has over standard copy protocols.

 

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I were to use GUI stuff, I'd just use the stuff built into my file manager in Linux. Both GNOME and KDE support a host of protocols native in the file manager (FTP, FTPS, SCP/SFTP, SMB/CIFS (windows file systems), NFS, Rsync, AppleTalk, BlueTooth/OBEX, and countless others).

 

Much like in Windows where you can browse to UNC paths (\\servername\sharename), Linux lets you do the same for any network protocol you can think of. Browse to any of the above protocols, and you can treat it just like your local hard disk. Commands like file compare, live edit, copy/paste to clipboard, etc all work as if the file was already on your hard disk. No need to deal with the "download, edit, upload" process, whether it's a text file, graphical image, audio MP3, or whatever.

 

For me, the concept of needing to pay for something as common as a network file transfer client is a little 20th century. :)

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ya nowadays I have no use for ftp in a commercial\corporate environment for the above reasons. It's certainly a dieing protocol in that respect

 

 

Well, like i say, i just need to copy shit from my pcs folder, and paste into an identical folder that is my website. I need absolutely nothing more than that. They are simple (and somewhat crappy) personal sites...

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Well, like i say, i just need to copy shit from my pcs folder, and paste into an identical folder that is my website. I need absolutely nothing more than that. They are simple (and somewhat crappy) personal sites...

 

its perfect for that indeed :)

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I'm a "Total Commander" devotee... Used to be called Windows Commander years ago.

 

Side by side file windows, can change 1 window to your FTP site - then you just drag and drop OR use keyboard commands. (When you change drives - you can select physical HDD, network location or a FTP site)

 

Anyone who used to use "X-Tree gold" will understand...

 

Now wait for the old timers to say - "Gee I remember that!" :lol

 

 

xtree gold..... i use a clone of that daily in ubuntu

 

i use gnome commander, bloody magic bit of gear

 

http://www.nongnu.org/gcmd/

 

install it from shell like this

 

sudo apt-get install gnome-commander

 

 

i love it!:054:

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Hi danny_galaga,

 

I use WinSCP (http://winscp.net/).

Mainly because I needed something that could handle the secure protocols (SFTP and SCP), but yes it does normal FTP no problem.

It has a small footprint and is free!

 

I think it is quite easy to use, but that's me. It all comes down to personal taste. Try a few and you'll eventually find one you like.

 

Noski.

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What can i use on linux?

Is the built-in FTP client working for you?

 

Click Places -> Connect to Server, change the "Service Type" to "FTP (with login)", fill in the "server" part (leave the rest blank), and hit connect.

 

If it doesn't work for you, contact me by PM and I'll sort you out.

 

[edit] You're in Brisbane too. If you want I can come visit some time and help out. Let me know by PM. My hourly rate for AA members is one cup of coffee.

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