What is the best FTP client?

[merkavam4]

Hello everyone

I want to use a reliable, easy to use and fast FTP client.

Which FTP client do you think is the best?

TIA

 

[tremmor]

for a client i would just use firefox then get this plugin FireFTP.
the ftp server is more critical and others are more powerful.
FireFTP works fine.

 

[merkavam4]

FlashFXP or FileZSilla - who is better?

 

[tlarkin]

Filezilla is the best hands down, and I will extrapolate on why if I have to later on. I have used many, but it supports SFTP, which is what you want - never use FTP it is not secure.

It also displays the commands while you are in your remote server so you can see what is going on, is fully POSIX compliant with it's permissions configuration tool, and works on every platform. So, if you ever switch to Unix, Linux, Mac OS X from Windows you can still use Filezilla.

 

[mac550]

i use wiseFTP, does everything i need it to do and i like the way its set out

 

[FairDoos]

FileZilla is by fare the best option! I used this when i had my own forum works so smooth

 

[jester1989]

i know flash fxp works great but by the sounds of things aint the best

 

[The_Other_One]

Another one for Filezilla

 

[FairDoos]

Another one for Filezilla

+1 I dont think you can beat it.

 

[Michael]

I use FireFTP (through FireFox) in both Vista and Ubuntu.

It's an excellent program that I've been using for a couple of years now. It supports both FTP and SFTP.

-Michael

 

[tlarkin]

You should not use FTP because it sends passwords in clear text, and is not secure, especially to a web host. If someone is out to hijack websites they can sit there and sniff packets being sent and if your username and password is sent in clear text it is just begging to be stolen.

Of course this doesn't happen very often, but it happens enough I would just be cautious is all.

SFTP is FTP over ssh so it is encrypted.

 

[kfawcett]

Another Vote for Filezilla. Works great!

 

[MayaLocke]

I'm a fan of FTP Voyager.