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

[Ramanan Sivaranjan]

CuteFTP is probably the most robust.  But it also looks like  
someone's butt.  It's hard to escape that with Windows Apps.

Ramanan.

On 25-Oct-06, at 12:28 AM, 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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