i said it before and i'll say again, FlashFXP is the best ftp client available on any OS. i understand it isnt available for os x, however, that doesnt matter. somebody for the love of god, create something that functions in a way that flash does. i know you programmers can do this. if i could, i would. [but i cant] \
IMO, the console FTP client is good when it also implements commands such as lcd, lls, lpwd.
Sometimes you need to copy more files from different directories or can't remember the exact name (yes, you can use mput, but not all clients support it, so you're stuck).
IMO, the console FTP client is good when it also implements commands such as lcd, lls, lpwd.
Sometimes you need to copy more files from different directories or can't remember the exact name (yes, you can use mput, but not all clients support it, so you're stuck).
- mith
Note: If you cant remember the name of the file just press TAB and it will list all files in that dir. If you remember atleast the first letter you can find it by TABing. As for multiple files...I wouldn`t know about that. If your going to be uploading TONS of files such as if you are a webdeveloper then you definetly need a GUI client. If GUI is your need then FlashFXP all the way.
I just had to download 16gb from an unreliable server, which would time out, terminate mid connection, and had invalid files and directories, my experiences are thus:
Filezilla -
My day to day FTP program on windows. Filezilla could not even queue all of the files on the server without errors. It was unable to cope with the invalid directories. There was no clear indication as to what was q'd and what wasnt. It wasnt possible to disable the q while I manually selected directories to skip around the broken ones.
Having given up on Filezilla I decided to try my Mac ( prompted by Gruber's high opinion of interarchy ).
Interarchy -
Couldnt really figure out the interface, but I managed to get it downloading. It regularly ran into time outs and needed manual intervention every time ( not nice ). I miss typed my initial password, and even though I check "add to keychain" it asked for my password every time I retried a failed file. When it retried I couldnt tell if it was starting again from the beginning of the q or not. I eventually gave up.
Transmit -
Q'd up the files, but its interface doesnt fit on my small monitor. Was very hard to see what was going on. I think it got stuck on a file while q'ing, but the UI for managing the q qas off of the screen.
FlashFXP -
Works perfectly. Q's up what you initially drag onto it ( it doesnt try to recurse through the whole dir structure to q it ). Then works through each one. Whenever it got timeouts and disconnects it marked the file as failed in the q and moved on. When it hit the invalid directories it did the same. I ended up with a list of about 40 failed transfers ( it retries files that timed out ), which I could manually reset and try again. Very nice. Went through the whole site without requiring intervention untill the end, which was good, it took 3 days.
I use Transmit and I also have Interarchy but rarely use.
My Friend has a PC and his FTP app can transfer files between 2 FTP servers. That is connect to two of them and not having to use his HD as a go between. I could not find this feature on any Mac FTP clients.
I use Transmit and I also have Interarchy but rarely use.
My Friend has a PC and his FTP app can transfer files between 2 FTP servers. That is connect to two of them and not having to use his HD as a go between. I could not find this feature on any Mac FTP clients.
Personally I've not heard of this feature on any FTP clients at all. I'm assuming it may be a feature that is specific to the one that your friend was using. Though I've never needed to use functionality like that before.
My Friend has a PC and his FTP app can transfer files between 2 FTP servers. That is connect to two of them and not having to use his HD as a go between. I could not find this feature on any Mac FTP clients.
You can with Transmit (v. 3, don't know about earlier versions). Works like a charm.
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auth-tls support (ftps)
Originally posted by 123
http://freshsqueeze.com/products/ftpeel/
auth-tls support (ftps)
If we're taking sftp support, Fugu is the way to go.
Who can deny the excellent fish icon?
-S
Originally posted by ticks
i said it before and i'll say again, FlashFXP is the best ftp client available on any OS. i understand it isnt available for os x, however, that doesnt matter. somebody for the love of god, create something that functions in a way that flash does. i know you programmers can do this. if i could, i would. [but i cant]
FlashFXP
Bingo! the best one ever created on this planet!
but someone on MacNN had confirmed that it is impossible to have the same one on MAC. cause it is writen with Delphe.
sorry about the terrible English.
Originally posted by staphbaby
If we're taking sftp support, Fugu is the way to go.
Who can deny the excellent fish icon?
-S
Yeah, if we were talking sftp, but we're talking ftps (or FTP SSL/TLS) which is secure ftp done the right way.
wlFXP
Java open-source, Aqua skin and works fine on my Panther.
The only "problem" is that you need to compile it with ant, so you have to install it through fink.
Sometimes you need to copy more files from different directories or can't remember the exact name (yes, you can use mput, but not all clients support it, so you're stuck).
- mith
Originally posted by mith
IMO, the console FTP client is good when it also implements commands such as lcd, lls, lpwd.
Sometimes you need to copy more files from different directories or can't remember the exact name (yes, you can use mput, but not all clients support it, so you're stuck).
- mith
Note: If you cant remember the name of the file just press TAB and it will list all files in that dir. If you remember atleast the first letter you can find it by TABing. As for multiple files...I wouldn`t know about that. If your going to be uploading TONS of files such as if you are a webdeveloper then you definetly need a GUI client. If GUI is your need then FlashFXP all the way.
as for gui ones, my vote goes to cyberduck
Fetch is good too though.
Not sure if there are any ports for it to the Mac.
Filezilla -
My day to day FTP program on windows. Filezilla could not even queue all of the files on the server without errors. It was unable to cope with the invalid directories. There was no clear indication as to what was q'd and what wasnt. It wasnt possible to disable the q while I manually selected directories to skip around the broken ones.
Having given up on Filezilla I decided to try my Mac ( prompted by Gruber's high opinion of interarchy ).
Interarchy -
Couldnt really figure out the interface, but I managed to get it downloading. It regularly ran into time outs and needed manual intervention every time ( not nice ). I miss typed my initial password, and even though I check "add to keychain" it asked for my password every time I retried a failed file. When it retried I couldnt tell if it was starting again from the beginning of the q or not. I eventually gave up.
Transmit -
Q'd up the files, but its interface doesnt fit on my small monitor. Was very hard to see what was going on. I think it got stuck on a file while q'ing, but the UI for managing the q qas off of the screen.
FlashFXP -
Works perfectly. Q's up what you initially drag onto it ( it doesnt try to recurse through the whole dir structure to q it ). Then works through each one. Whenever it got timeouts and disconnects it marked the file as failed in the q and moved on. When it hit the invalid directories it did the same. I ended up with a list of about 40 failed transfers ( it retries files that timed out ), which I could manually reset and try again. Very nice. Went through the whole site without requiring intervention untill the end, which was good, it took 3 days.
guessnot.
acquisition?
My Friend has a PC and his FTP app can transfer files between 2 FTP servers. That is connect to two of them and not having to use his HD as a go between. I could not find this feature on any Mac FTP clients.
Originally posted by Groover
I use Transmit and I also have Interarchy but rarely use.
My Friend has a PC and his FTP app can transfer files between 2 FTP servers. That is connect to two of them and not having to use his HD as a go between. I could not find this feature on any Mac FTP clients.
Personally I've not heard of this feature on any FTP clients at all. I'm assuming it may be a feature that is specific to the one that your friend was using. Though I've never needed to use functionality like that before.
http://www.onebutton.org/
Originally posted by Groover
My Friend has a PC and his FTP app can transfer files between 2 FTP servers. That is connect to two of them and not having to use his HD as a go between. I could not find this feature on any Mac FTP clients.
You can with Transmit (v. 3, don't know about earlier versions). Works like a charm.