At what point does an FTP client require a $40 price tag, or a $10 upgrade fee? WS_FTP and WS_FTP Pro aparently. its a FTP client for crying out loud! it transfers files from point a to point b, that is all it does. IPSWITCH's customers must be blind to pony up $10 just for an upgrade.
FileZilla, on the other hand, is free. it has a very nice UI, lets you save bookmarks to servers. what else does a FTP client need to do? your laundry?
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what u expect. linux is free, winblows isnt. i can replace 2000.00 boxes with old thrown out software...and still be able to upgrade it to something better as software hardens and progresses over time
Posted by yErMoTH3r | February 7, 2003 4:58 PM
Posted on February 7, 2003 16:58
what don't you know how to use ftp via your browser? how about via the command prompt.... loser mac_user ;-)
yes i know how to use a CLI, and a web browser - meancode
Posted by yErMoTH3r | February 7, 2003 5:00 PM
Posted on February 7, 2003 17:00
heya meancode :)
Well, just becuase WS_FTP is $40, doesnt mean that its the only choice out there (thats whats great about the windows world -- you have tons of choices to choose from). For instance, the shareware version is available for free WS_FTP LE. Another one though, which is very good, is SmartFTP, and is free too. There is also BulletProof FTP.
So really, this shouldn't be a Mac/Windows thing. if you want to get angry at someone, get angry at Ipswitch.
yea, i know, i was just ranting :) - meancode
Posted by [-gfxvision-] | February 9, 2003 2:41 PM
Posted on February 9, 2003 14:41
Smart FTP is pretty nice too. Free to educational institutions, but they never nag you, and it's the nicest FTP i've ever used for PC.
I always used WS_FTP LE cuz it was free, but I couldn't get it to open two connections to the same server in two windows, and transfer files ONLY on the FTP. Smart FTP can.
Posted by Gregg | February 12, 2003 10:38 PM
Posted on February 12, 2003 22:38