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sanddrag
12-05-2005, 20:02
What FTP Client do you use. I always used Internet Explorer for FTP transfers but it kept getting stuck, crashing, timing out, etc. So, I switched over to WS_FTP and have had much success with that.

What do you use?
Tom Bottiglieri
12-05-2005, 20:04
FlashFXP or SmartFTP
Jeff Rodriguez
12-05-2005, 20:07
BlazeFTP (http://www.flashpeak.com/blazeftp/)
rowe
12-05-2005, 20:07
Check out FileZilla: http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/ It's one of the best I've seen, and its FREE!
Alexander McGee
12-05-2005, 20:13
I use an old version of ws_ftple. It's not as good as it used to be. You can still find old versions on http://filemirrors.com

Worth a look.
Ian Curtis
12-05-2005, 20:13
I also use WS_FTP.
Ryan M.
12-05-2005, 20:16
Check out FileZilla: http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/ It's one of the best I've seen, and its FREE!Filezilla is my client of choice, and the server is pretty good too. (I use it to host several of my friends on my computer.)
DCA Fan
12-05-2005, 20:29
I use FileZilla as well, very good. If you want to dish out the money, I liked CuteFTP as well
Bharat Nain
12-05-2005, 20:33
LeapFTP
Marc P.
12-05-2005, 21:59
SmartFTP (http://www.smartftp.com/). Free for non-commercial use, and it's worked very well for me. Easy to use interface, lots of options avaliable.
Yan Wang
12-05-2005, 22:39
FileZilla, WinSCP3, or command line depending on OS
Kyle Fenton
12-05-2005, 22:53
I use Transmit (http://www.panic.com/transmit/)

It is the best FTP client that I have ever used.
It has a clean interface and all the features you would ever need for FTP
Pat Fairbank
12-05-2005, 22:57
Command line for me!
Clark Gilbert
12-05-2005, 23:17
I've been using SecureFX (http://www.vandyke.com/products/securefx/index.html) that I got from school. It seems to work pretty well.
dubious elise
12-05-2005, 23:31
I use Transmit (http://www.panic.com/transmit/)
It is the best FTP client that I have ever used.
It has a clean interface and all the features you would ever need for FTP

I'll second that, Transmit is great, especially on macs!
Two other very good programs are Fugu
Fugu (http://rsug.itd.umich.edu/software/fugu/) and Cyberduck (http://www.apple.com/downloads/macosx/internet_utilities/cyberduck.html). I haven't used Cyberduck quite as much, but I am (admittedly, rather blithely) assuming that, if you are using a Mac and this program is being featured on the Apple website, then it must be good!
DarkJedi613
13-05-2005, 08:26
WS_FTP Pro (http://ipswitch.com/products/ws_ftp/index.html)

Occasionally Internet Explorer 6.0 (when at school), but more often the control panel of my surver. :)
Mike
13-05-2005, 09:18
WS_FTP LE
or
WinSCP3
Billfred
13-05-2005, 09:30
I use FireFTP, since it fits nicely inside Firefox. It's on the main extensions page--it's too early in the morning to find a link.
Brandon Martus
13-05-2005, 09:45
scp

winscp, if i'm on windows.
Stephen Kowski
13-05-2005, 11:33
Filezilla....free, great product....awesome
SoftwareBug2.0
13-05-2005, 16:54
I use IE for FTP most of the time. It's the only thing I use it for.

Another option I like is using batch files, this may seem arcane, but it works well if you know exactly what you want to do.
Rohan_DHS
13-05-2005, 17:06
I use IE for FTP most of the time. It's the only thing I use it for.

Another option I like is using batch files, this may seem arcane, but it works well if you know exactly what you want to do.
i usually use IE too...

how do u do it through batch files?
MrToast
13-05-2005, 17:23
Transmit 3, baby! (http://www.panic.com)

It's all I'll ever need in an FTP client and more.

Dave
Joe Troy
13-05-2005, 21:31
Transmit 3 on my Mac.
The best FTP program ever. :D

WS_FTP Pro on my PC.
Not the best FTP program ever but good enough. :rolleyes:
Dan Zollman
16-05-2005, 17:35
Nobody else said
Fetch!
(fetch website) (http://fetchsoftworks.com)
I think it's just for Macs. I haven't tried many others, but what more do I need? It gets the job done. Put files on and take them off.
scitobor 617
16-05-2005, 18:45
I refuse to use ftp on my own server due to it's insecurities, SFTP is a much better choice when it comes to compters I care about. When I must I use ftp I use gFTP or KBear. These are both Linux programs but I think they are both available for Mac OS X and Windows. A good Windows ftp client is WS_FTP.
Jon Anderson
17-05-2005, 15:16
WinSCP
K.Shaw
17-05-2005, 16:04
i use WS_FTP
dshidler
17-05-2005, 16:09
Filezilla....free, great product....awesome

Likewise. Have had no problems with it at all.
Randy
18-05-2005, 14:01
WinSCP
Conor Ryan
18-05-2005, 16:30
I'll hop on the Firefox Bandwagon too, some 400+ FTP downloads without a problem. But it kinda helps that I've been using it since it was known as Phoenix.
evulish
18-05-2005, 20:57
Transmit 3 on my Mac.
The best FTP program ever. :D


Oh man, I agree with you up till you said '3' I really hated Transmit 3 that I downgraded to 2.6.2.

On my PC, I'll use FlashFXP. It's my favorite. However, I pretty much just use scp or vi directly on the server. Somehow I recall already replying to this thread. Oh well.