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I was just wondering what ftp programs you guys use? I got Cute FTP 6.0 home that I like but the trial is about running out and I dont want to spend 49 bucks to buy it.

Any free clients that has a CuteFtp interface, or any clients you would recommend?

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This isn't the answer you're looking for, but you did ask ;)
I just type in 'ftp thehost.com' and use put/mput .. i don't have a need for a gui interface to ftp, can't see the need for it personally :o
Alternatively rsync does an excellent job of synchronising a local and remote site with just one command.

Though i hear smartFTP is 'ok' if you're lloking for a gui option. ;)
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Post by redmonkey »

Leech FTP it is now unsupported but I still think it's quite good and relatively stable.

Filezilla seems to get better with each release.

I'm currently using both of these, I'm slowly leaning more towards Filezilla but as I've used Leech FTP for so many years there is a certainly familiarity that keeps me using it.

Although, in many cases I just use the command line.
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yeah mark i wouldnt expect you to use anything easy.

thanks for the suggestions you two. i'll check out filezilla as i used leech before.
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Post by d3ad1ysp0rk »

I'm a fan of smartFTP.

Mark, although you might want to be all cool with your command line ftp, it's still a lot easier to upload and move between directories with GUI. :P

and I use command line at school, since we can't install programs, yet we can access the shell..
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Mark, although you might want to be all cool with your command line ftp, it's still a lot easier to upload and move between directories with GUI.
Hmm.didn't mean it to sound all 'cool'. I'm all for gui apps such as text editors/ide's etc i just meant i can't use gui ftp programs as they always seem to do too much, i just want to get a file from A to B and the command line does that quickest for me. Mind you i only use ftp about once a year anyway as i tend to put everything in cvs/svn so if i had to use ftp everyday then i would definetley use a gui ;)
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I know, I was kidding. :)
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Me too. Command line really is cool. ;)
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it makes people think your "haX0ring" when all they see is black with white text
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Post by d3ad1ysp0rk »

I didn't hack, but I screwed around with my friends FTP.

He made an anonymous account (like most FTP do), but never put restrictions on it, so I had full access to all folders.

He has 8 gigs of music, I typed rm *.mp3 in the folder, then showed him the yes/no confirmation text.. he almost died. :P
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LiLpunkSkateR wrote:I didn't hack, but I screwed around with my friends FTP.

He made an anonymous account (like most FTP do), but never put restrictions on it, so I had full access to all folders.

He has 8 gigs of music, I typed rm *.mp3 in the folder, then showed him the yes/no confirmation text.. he almost died. :P
very very VERY mean

my luck i would accidently hit the enter key

or even a pen would fall off from somewhere and hit it

my luck is, uhh, no good? lol
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Post by d3ad1ysp0rk »

Good thing you have to type Y or YES, then hit enter then :P
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Post by tim »

haha having a good background with ms-dos, i should'uve known that

format c: is a nasty NASTY command, and there is a y/n prompt after that

lol help for dummies like i
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if anyone cares what choice I made, it was filezilla.

Thanks red.
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