Which FTP client for Windows XP?
Oct 17, 2007 | 11:39 am
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Which FTP client for Windows XP?
I am looking for recommendations for an FTP client for Windows XP. A woman in my office uses Fetch for her Mac but I need one for my laptop which is running Windows XP.
Thanks,
Onedog
Thanks,
Onedog
Oct 17, 2007 | 11:41 am
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Oct 17, 2007 | 12:16 pm
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Oct 17, 2007 | 3:04 pm
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If not DOS, you can always just use Internet Explorer.
ftp://username : password @ hostname
Drag & drop those files right in.
ftp://username : password @ hostname
Drag & drop those files right in.
Oct 17, 2007 | 3:05 pm
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Oct 17, 2007 | 4:21 pm
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WS_FTP 6.0 works great. It was the last freeware version, iirc.
The FTP Pro version also works very well but is not freeware.
If you can't find WS_FTP 6.0 (Or WS_FTP LE) I'd be happy to email it to you.
The FTP Pro version also works very well but is not freeware.
If you can't find WS_FTP 6.0 (Or WS_FTP LE) I'd be happy to email it to you.
Oct 17, 2007 | 5:49 pm
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I'm a big fan of Core FTP Pro. Not free. Not sure how the features compare to Filezilla. Probably not much different, but CoreFTP has lots of security features (SSL, TLS, or SFTP). It has a nice download manager, a site manager (store credentials of multiple FTP sites), etc.
Oct 17, 2007 | 6:25 pm
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In my business (television production), I have to occassionally FTP files to an (ancient) piece of equipment where the destination directory doesn't actually exist - it's a phantom directory that converts the standard file I'm transferring into it's own proprietary format. The destination directory doesn't appear in GUI-based applications.
Fortunately, not only is there a command-line FTP app in Windows, but this once-cutting-edge piece of equipment is being phased out almost entirely from my encounters.
Just one example...
Oct 17, 2007 | 6:37 pm
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Well you could always just type .......(ta da!!!!).... ftp ........... at a command prompt. 
For those old timers who know how to actually use ftp from a command prompt. Microsoft's version is more or less "UNIX" like.
For those old timers who know how to actually use ftp from a command prompt. Microsoft's version is more or less "UNIX" like.