Wikipedia defines FTP or file transfer protocol as "a commonly used protocol for exchanging files over any network that supports the TCP/IP protocol (such as the Internet or an intranet). There are two computers involved in an FTP transfer: a server and a client. The FTP server, running FTP server software, listens on the network for connection requests from other computers. The client computer, running FTP client software, initiates a connection to the server. Once connected, the client can do a number of file manipulation operations such as uploading files to the server, download files from the server, rename or delete files on the server and so on. Any software company or individual programmer is able to create FTP server or client software because the protocol is an open standard. Virtually every computer platform supports the FTP protocol. This allows any computer connected to a TCP/IP based network to manipulate files on another computer on that network regardless of which operating systems are involved (if the computers permit FTP access). There are many existing FTP client and server programs, and many of these are free."
Taking the number one spot for FTP Managers in our 2006 Member Choice
Poll by the forum members was
FileZilla Filezilla received nearly 26 percent of the vote while overtaking last years winner
WS_FTP Pro with 15.5 percent.
FileZilla is a fast and reliable FTP client for windows with lots of useful features and an intuitive interface. Some of the features/requirements of Filezilla include:
• Operating System: Windows 9x, ME, NT4, 2000 and XP
• licensed under the GNU General Public License (GPL)
• Easy to use
• Multilingual (English, German, French, Japanese, just to name a few)
• Strong encryption support using SFTP over SSH and FTP over SSL/TLS
• Supports transfer resuming and files larger than 4 GiB
• Queue support
• Proxy support
• Speed limits
• MODE Z transfer compressing
• Drag&Drop
• Ability to resume Uploads/Downloads (if the server supports it)
• Custom Commands
• Site Manager with folders
• Keep Alive system
• Timeout detection
• Firewall support
FTP Managers that received votes included:WS_FTP Pro CuteFTPFlashFXPSmartFTPBulletProof FTPFireFTP- Firefox ExtensionCore FTP FTP ExplorerFTP Managers that was not on the list but mentioned by members:gFTPPanic Transmit- For the Mac Operating SystemFTP VoyagerOpera (Web Browser) built in FTP ClientALFTPLinks verified as of 7/29/06
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last modified: 2008-02-06 18:03:11
