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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Software Issues and Discussion => Topic started by: ChaosLord on December 20, 2006, 11:51:05 PM

Title: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: ChaosLord on December 20, 2006, 11:51:05 PM

I wrote an Aminet game for A1200/4000 but Aminet web uploading is broken.

So I need a way to try to upload it via FTP.

Has anyone ever used FTP on XP?

Which FREE FTP client should I try?

I don't want to infect my poor computer.

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: InTheSand on December 20, 2006, 11:56:42 PM

Hi,

You could always use the basic command-line FTP client that's included with XP.

Or, if you want something GUI-based, use FileZilla (http://filezilla.sourceforge.net/).

 - Ali

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: DBAlex on December 21, 2006, 12:01:13 AM

Maybe give Filezilla a try... Its free and open source! Ive never used it myself but it looks good...

FileZilla (http://sourceforge.net/project/showfiles.php?group_id=21558)

EDIT: Gahhhh! Beaten to it...

:crazy: :-D

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: Louis Dias on December 21, 2006, 12:33:08 AM

FTP Explorer

WSGet

Also. IE6+ supports FTP via the browser...in a folder view.

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: Matt_H on December 21, 2006, 12:34:43 AM

If you're willing to spend money, the PC version of DOpus (http://www.gpsoft.com.au) is excellent.

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: AmigaHeretic on December 21, 2006, 12:40:35 AM

I think IE itself acts an FTP client.

I usually go to my site by doing a ftp://ftp.mysite.com

A windows comes up that says "You cannot access this folder"

Then I go up to "File" and select "Login As", put in my user name and password and then I can drag and drop files.

Maybe you could do a similar things with ftp://aminet.net ??


Or you could always install WinUAE, there are LOTS of good spyware free FTP clients out there for Amiga;-)  We may not have the browser, but if you need ftp we own that!  Even if you want to mount FTP as a drive!  You have to pay $70 to do that in Windows.  :lol:

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: GreggBz on December 21, 2006, 01:36:34 AM

http://www.oldversion.com/

Has a few spyware free FTP clients.
Check towards the bottom. WS_FTP LE is shareware.

That being said, the Windows built in CLI FTP client is
fine, you'd just need to learn a few commands.

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: SamuraiCrow on December 21, 2006, 05:29:17 AM

In order to upload to the Aminet, go to ftp://main.aminet.net/new/ in Internet Explorer (Firefox doesn't support uploads although it will do FTP downloads just fine) go to the file menu, select "log in as" and type in anonymous as user name and your email address as password (or better yet type your email address in notepad and copy and paste so you can see what you're typing ;-) ).  You should be able to do drag and drop from there.  (I haven't uploaded anything to the Aminet just yet so this part is untested.)

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: keropi on December 21, 2006, 06:58:45 AM

LeechFTP

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: DonnyEMU on December 21, 2006, 07:23:08 AM

I really recommend you try smart ftp pro..

Features
Secure Connections (TLS / SSL)
  - 168 bit, HIPAA compliant.
Modern Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Multilingual (more than 20 languages)
IPv6
On-the-fly Compression (MODE Z)
UTF-8 Support
Drag & Drop
Multiple Connections
Auto reconnect and resume of broken transfers
Transfer Integrity
Verified Transfers (XCRC, XMD5, XSHA)
FXP support
Remote Edit
Enhanced NAT/UPnP Support
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play), ICS, ICF
Transfer Queue
  - Scheduling
  - Uploads/Downloads/FXP
  - Unlimited simultaneous threads
International Domain Names (IDN)
Proxy / Firewall support
   SOCKS5, SOCKS4, SOCKS4A, HTTP Proxy
   Wingate, Winproxy, CSM, Checkpoint FW-1, Raptor

Backup Tool
URL Watcher
Cache Remote Directories
FTP command line
Custom Commands
CHMOD (Properties)
and much more ...
 
License and Pricing:

Unlicensed
Usage Personal
Educational
Non-Profit Organization Personal
Educational
 
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Built In Ads None None
Cost FREE! see pricing details for business and institutional pricing..
 
 

Smart FTP Pro Website (http://www.smartftp.com/)

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: Chain on December 21, 2006, 01:38:42 PM

Limitations     30-day trial

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: koaftder on December 21, 2006, 01:43:44 PM

Filezilla is top notch and opensource.

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: whabang on December 21, 2006, 01:52:15 PM

I remember WS_FTP_LE was free and excellent in all ways.
That was a long time ago, tho'

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: koaftder on December 21, 2006, 02:03:38 PM

WS_FTP was plagued with security issues

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: krize on December 21, 2006, 02:23:14 PM

Yeah Filezilla is free and works fine! ;)

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: Doppie1200 on December 21, 2006, 02:26:12 PM

Total Commander

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: SamuraiCrow on December 21, 2006, 06:34:54 PM

Umm...  I think the web-based uploader is back up on Aminet...  (I haven't tested it though.)

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: GadgetMaster on December 21, 2006, 06:43:52 PM

I Use SMART FTP (http://www.smartftp.com/).

It is free for personal use.

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: boing on December 21, 2006, 08:12:41 PM

>there are LOTS of good spyware free FTP clients out there for >Amiga We may not have the browser, but if you need ftp we own >that! Even if you want to mount FTP as a drive! You have to >pay $70 to do that in Windows.

I can grok the notion of:
1.AmigaShell>  TYPE filename.txt > SPEAK:

But how and what do you mount "FTP" as a device?  It's an xfer protocol, though "ftp" is popularly used as a verb, and as names of programs.

Having it as a Amiga device sounds very cool in that very-cool modular Amiga way (like using Parnet to mount your buddy's Amiga's SPEAK: device and make his computer talk trash over the network ;-), but I cannot for the life of me understand the concept of mounting "ftp as a device".  Maybe I'm trying too hard here.

Somebody explain this or start a new topic/thread on it?

Title: Re: Is there a free FTP client for WindozeXP that has no spyware?
Post by: InTheSand on December 21, 2006, 09:47:55 PM

Hi,

You can get a filesystem driver, like this one (http://aminet.net/package/comm/tcp/FTPMount_upd), that'll allow you to mount remote FTP sites as if they were local drives. Then you can use your favourite applications/tools such as DOpus, Workbench, the CLI, etc, to perform operations on that site's files.

SMBFS (http://aminet.net/package/comm/tcp/smbfs) does the same thing for remote SMB (Samba) shares on Windows and Linux boxes.

I use SMBFS as the main way of getting files from my A3K to/from Linux.

 - Ali