Is there a faster/better way to ftp?

Ralph Prowell rprowell at gmail.com
Wed Jan 6 21:20:46 MST 2010


James you might want to look at ncftp as a ftp transfer program that I have
always considered one of the better ftp protocols.  I liked it because it
allows you to have more control over its flexibility and it is fast and
secure too.

On Wed, Jan 6, 2010 at 8:16 PM, James Finstrom <jfinstrom at rhinoequipment.com
> wrote:

> IN before lisa...
>
> The argument is if you want yoiur pc to be secure then turn it off
> disconnect all wires and encase it in cement. That said some jerk will
> show up with a sledgehammer.
>
> I do most of my bulk transfers with scp. In general its slow but its
> un-attended. Bulk repetitive transfers use rsync and for minor things
> like a page update I use fireftp
>
> On 1/6/10, Eric Shubert <ejs at shubes.net> wrote:
> > Me too (on all counts). :)
> >
> > kitepilot at kitepilot.com wrote:
> >>>> FTP is no more vulnerable than other protocols.
> >> Anything that sends a password in the clear is a NO-NO for me.
> >> I only allow POP and IMAP over SSL to my servers.
> >> And I only SSH...
> >> But then again, I am a paranoid old fart...   :)
> >> ET
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> Dale Farnsworth writes:
> >>
> >>>> Man, people still using FTP?
> >>>> Are you aware of the FTP vulnerabilities?
> >>> Do you use email?  Are you aware of email vulnerabilities?
> >>>
> >>> Do you use the web?  Are you aware of the vulnerabilities?
> >>>
> >>> FTP is no more vulnerable than other protocols.
> >>>
> >>> -Dale
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