I need a ftp client for my apple computer, which ones do you guys use?
Which mac ftp?
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After trying just about all the ones I could get my hands on for free, I settled on Cyberduck, get it from versiontracker.com. Simple to use and has lots of nice things like bonjour support, growl support, bookmarks and the like.
I use Fetch as I have a free license through the university, it seems to work okay for me. If cyberduck seems to work fine and is freeware, mos def go with that.
can't you just open a Terminal window and use a command line FTP ?
I use fetch if i need to edit .htaccess files, and transmit for everything else.
good point , but that is what now makes a mac usable , you can use CLI, up to that point they were all just over grown toaster ovens.sanjuro said:
Transmit is the best for Mac by a landslide. www.panic.com
CLI + MAC = 
I tried to teach a windows user to use the cli ftp at my last job. Man, was that ever painful.
I tried to teach a windows user to use the cli ftp at my last job. Man, was that ever painful.
Why use command line when you can drag and drop?
Seem slike mucho extra typing for no reason.
Seem slike mucho extra typing for no reason.
I just got fetch and its pretty cool, but it doesnt tell you how much longer for the whole batch
Transmit is better.
Fetch is a really good one, we've had no problems with it.. but if your a unix hack, the terminal has a full ftp command line access.
For shizzle. Trnamit or don't botherTranscend said:
Transmit or, if you insist on free software, Cyberduck.
But does it honestly matter unless you have reason to believe someone is actually sniffing packets or otherwise intercepting your transmission on purpose?dfinn said:
Dunno about you, but none of my clients really have any state secrets to let leak!
It doesn't matter as long as you don't care about someone easily being able to sniff your ftp username and password. Not only is the data done via clear text but the authentication is also. I personally use scp/sftp 100% of the time.Transcend said:
I'm aware. But seriously...how many people are going to know when and where to sniff to grab the username and password to one of my clients sites? Honestly....dfinn said:
Hey, I'm with you...mostly. You never really know. If I find myself bored and on some kind of broadcast network I'll turn on some sniffing programs and see what I could find. I wouldn't do anything with it though. As long as you don't use the same username/password for your bank account it's probably no big deal....but why take that chance if you don't have to.
Most hosting providers that offer ftp should also be able to offer ssh/scp/sftp. Unless it's being hosted on a windows server and in that case someone catching your ftp password is the least of your worries.
Most hosting providers that offer ftp should also be able to offer ssh/scp/sftp. Unless it's being hosted on a windows server and in that case someone catching your ftp password is the least of your worries.
dfinn said:
Yup, my network is encrypted, mac limited and ssid isn't broadcast. Last 2 are weak, but everything helps.
All my banking is done with 128b ssl encryption.
I'm not really worried if someone grabs the latest company logo, in plain text form!
fraser, relying on the security of your network is a bad strategy. and since it's just as easy to use ssh instead of telnet, sftp instead of ftp, why not?
and yes, i also encrypt emails to those among my friends who have public keys.
<-- wears tinfoil hat
and yes, i also encrypt emails to those among my friends who have public keys.
<-- wears tinfoil hat
Sorry, doing 10 things at once.dfinn said:
Mac address limited (yes it can be spoofed, but it keeps out casual snoopers). SSID not broadcast, same idea as above. And yes, WPA2 I believe.
I actually cracked my own wep password before in about 25 minutes when i forgot my key.
And toshi, you are REALLY paranoid!
