[TxMt] OT: what's a good FPT client for Windows?

[Quinn Comendant]

WinSCP is pretty well regarded: <http://winscp.net/>.

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On Tue, 24 Oct 2006 21:28:21 -0700, Eric O'Brien wrote:
> Thanks for the hints.  I didn't know about SmartFTP.  Golly, it is 
> UGLY.  It doesn't work with SFTP ("SSH is a UNIX Protocol").  And I 
> can't get it to work using FTP over SSL.
> 
> FileZilla is only slightly less ugly.  It, at least DOES handle 
> SFTP.  Its "Edit with" capability is FAR from transparent, though.  
> Yuck.
> 
> At this point, I'm going to push them to just pay for WebDrive.  
> Getting them to grok that will be confusing enough!
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> (Further suggestions welcomed!)
> 
> eo
> 
> On Oct 23, 2006, at 11:03 PM, Horst Gutmann wrote:
> 
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>> Eric O'Brien schrieb:
>>> I am faced with introducing a client to using an FTP program.  They use
>>> Windows exclusively, so...
>>> 
>>> What can anyone recommend as a simple, straight-forward, umm...
>>> "Mac-like" FTP client program for Windows?  Do any of them offer an
>>> "Edit with..." feature?
>>> 
>>> I saw mention of "WebDrive" earlier on the list.  Something I'd not
>>> heard of and it *might* be the ticket.  If I can get them to buy it.
>>> 
>> 
>> I haven't used Windows extensively over the last couple of years but a
>> few weeks ago I needed an FTP client there and gave FileZilla a shot.
>> Well, the interface is more or less what you'd expect from a filemanager
>> and from what I can see it also support remote editing.
>> 
>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/filezilla
>> 
>> As I've said: I haven't really worked with it over a longer period, but
>> when I tried it, it worked ;-)
>> 
>> Another FTP client I've at least heard good things about (used it for
>> about 2 years ... 6 years ago *g*) was SmartFTP. According to its
>> feature list it also supports remote editing.
>> 
>> http://www.smartftp.com
>> 
>> 
>> I hope this helps you :)
>> 
>> Regards, Horst
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