The pricing on CuteFTP looks lame. You can buy a 1 day version of it? How stupid is that! I'm not going to pay 40 bucks for something that just FTP's shtuff. No FTP client, no matter how good it is, is worth 40 bucks. They should charge something a little more reasonable, like 15.
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I'm not a Mac user yet, so I don't have an opinion.
What do y'all think of FTPeel?
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What do y'all think of FTPeel?
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FTPeel
Looks very interesting. I'll check it out when I get home.
They look like folks that would pay attention to UI conventions.
Jaedreth
Looks very interesting. I'll check it out when I get home.
They look like folks that would pay attention to UI conventions.
Jaedreth
I use the FTP built into Dreamweaver for my website and for everything else, I use terminal ftp.
curl is my download manager of choice.
I'm sure someone out there can use Cute FTP, but I don't know who. I mean, if I'm running apple.com or even imdb.com, I probably don't *need* FTP, because I'm networked to the server on the LAN. Maybe not. I have no clue how these systems work.
Re: No "Fetch" fans?
I"m a long time Fetch user too.. since at least 3.0.3 or so. I'll probbaly check out Transmit.
I've used CuteFTP and WSFTP on the PC side of things.
I"m a long time Fetch user too.. since at least 3.0.3 or so. I'll probbaly check out Transmit.
I've used CuteFTP and WSFTP on the PC side of things.
Originally posted by SlowX
To be honest, I've using Fetch 4 for quite a while, ever since, like, it was the only game in town.
I'm not a big fan of Fetch although it did get the job done, but I am curious about some of these others you've mentioned here, like Transmit. I will certainly check them out!
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You realise you can already download it, right? BetaNews mentioned it just over a week ago.
I babbled about it briefly, but didn't waste my time downloading it over 14.4k dial-up after I was told it was just a quick Carbonisation.
I babbled about it briefly, but didn't waste my time downloading it over 14.4k dial-up after I was told it was just a quick Carbonisation.
Fetch
I used Fetch for years.
I'd still use it if I didn't have Mac OS X.
Heck, I installed BitchX on my iBook (16 VRAM), as well as Mutt (email), lynx (yes, I had to install it *grumble*), and I often run my iBook in console mode. (login: >console - no password)
I even installed the folding client to run and make use of my machine while I'm not there, all command line.
I had to rerouted the console errors from /dev/console to console.log (same location as syslogs). (Too annoying otherwise.)
FTP client? Got one.
Jaedreth
I used Fetch for years.
I'd still use it if I didn't have Mac OS X.
Heck, I installed BitchX on my iBook (16 VRAM), as well as Mutt (email), lynx (yes, I had to install it *grumble*), and I often run my iBook in console mode. (login: >console - no password)
I even installed the folding client to run and make use of my machine while I'm not there, all command line.
I had to rerouted the console errors from /dev/console to console.log (same location as syslogs). (Too annoying otherwise.)
FTP client? Got one.
Jaedreth
Curious about alternatives...
I work for a media company with many remote bureaus that need an easily accesible means of transfering information aside from typical WAN setups (one of our clients needs access from a military facility where directly connected, always on networking is not a viable solution.) Last year we implemented Interarchy as our primary FTP client and we are generally pleased with the performance and features of this client.
From any Interarchy users, I would be curious how other clients stack up. Any insights?
Thanks,
RL
I work for a media company with many remote bureaus that need an easily accesible means of transfering information aside from typical WAN setups (one of our clients needs access from a military facility where directly connected, always on networking is not a viable solution.) Last year we implemented Interarchy as our primary FTP client and we are generally pleased with the performance and features of this client.
From any Interarchy users, I would be curious how other clients stack up. Any insights?
Thanks,
RL
Re: Fetch
What does that have to do with anything? There's an OS X version of Fetch. Or are you saying that you simply use the built-in FTP that OS X supports from the command line?
What does that have to do with anything? There's an OS X version of Fetch. Or are you saying that you simply use the built-in FTP that OS X supports from the command line?
Re: No Interarchy comments?
Interarchy/Anarchie never was purely an FTP client. It was originally an Archie client. That should tell you about how old it is
Interarchy/Anarchie never was purely an FTP client. It was originally an Archie client. That should tell you about how old it is
it sucks
Well, what can I say...
After trying it, I have to agree that we don't need this client. It has zero features, is slow as hell (probably written in Java or RealBasic), and they want $20 for it, it's a shame. They should have ported the pro version and used a decent programming language.
-No download queues
-No fxp (site-to-site transfer)
-No sftp (ssh)
-No ftps (ssl)
-No mirroring/archiving/scheduling
-No rate control
-No multi-part transfers
-No other features like chmoding etc.
Well, what can I say...
After trying it, I have to agree that we don't need this client. It has zero features, is slow as hell (probably written in Java or RealBasic), and they want $20 for it, it's a shame. They should have ported the pro version and used a decent programming language.
-No download queues
-No fxp (site-to-site transfer)
-No sftp (ssh)
-No ftps (ssl)
-No mirroring/archiving/scheduling
-No rate control
-No multi-part transfers
-No other features like chmoding etc.
Fetch for OS X vs FTP in command line
I use the command line. But then again where I'm working, unix knowledge is a plus, so I'm diving in, and striving to do *everything* via the command line. I log in to console like I said earlier. I'm just starting out, but I'm getting better.
Haven't tried fetch for os x. If it's more than just carbonization, I might recommend it to my girlfriend.
Jaedreth
I use the command line. But then again where I'm working, unix knowledge is a plus, so I'm diving in, and striving to do *everything* via the command line. I log in to console like I said earlier. I'm just starting out, but I'm getting better.
Haven't tried fetch for os x. If it's more than just carbonization, I might recommend it to my girlfriend.
Jaedreth
CuteFTP...
I'm still not sure anyone would pay money for an FTP client. Maybe if you are afraid browser folder view, you would need one for downloading, but managing file on an FTP is easy enough to do with a free FTP client...
Personally, I think the best Windows FTP client out there is SmartFTP. It's fast, full of features, and best of all, it's free...but it is just for Windows (unfortunately)...
If anyone is interested, here's the link:
http://download.com.com/3000-2160-10190184.html?tag=lst-0-1
I'm still not sure anyone would pay money for an FTP client. Maybe if you are afraid browser folder view, you would need one for downloading, but managing file on an FTP is easy enough to do with a free FTP client...
Personally, I think the best Windows FTP client out there is SmartFTP. It's fast, full of features, and best of all, it's free...but it is just for Windows (unfortunately)...
If anyone is interested, here's the link:
http://download.com.com/3000-2160-10190184.html?tag=lst-0-1
Interarchie
Just wanted to mention on Interarchie...
It does scheduled downloads/uploads. It does folder sync. (Which seem to be something people are wanting. Myself, I don't use it.)
But mostly it doesn't use real estate! It opens one window, and lets me use the finder as well. I find this much easier/nicer to use than these multipane monsters.
Just wanted to mention on Interarchie...
It does scheduled downloads/uploads. It does folder sync. (Which seem to be something people are wanting. Myself, I don't use it.)
But mostly it doesn't use real estate! It opens one window, and lets me use the finder as well. I find this much easier/nicer to use than these multipane monsters.
Re: Why would we need CuteFTP when we have Transmit?
Ecch!!! Tell me about it. ACDSee is a great tool on Windows, I saw they had a Mac version and oh my God!! I have never seen such an awful Mac port as that. It almost made me throw away the Windows version too just on principle.
Ecch!!! Tell me about it. ACDSee is a great tool on Windows, I saw they had a Mac version and oh my God!! I have never seen such an awful Mac port as that. It almost made me throw away the Windows version too just on principle.
Jaga, have you ignored the WHOLE thread? I count no less than a dozen FTP offerings for Mac OS X.
Feeble my arse. While the Finder may be feeble, there are numerous freeware and shareware alternatives, including at the command line built-in support that is better than the GUI!