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From: nospam on 21 Mar 2010 14:46 In article <sdfisher-866352.11165721032010(a)mara100-84.onlink.net>, Steven Fisher <sdfisher(a)spamcop.net> wrote: > Mac OS X didn't support FTP until 10.2. mac os x has *always* had ftp support.
From: Jamie Kahn Genet on 21 Mar 2010 14:46 Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > In article <gl4317-2003102324280001(a)69-30-9-146.pxd.easystreet.com>, > gl4317(a)yahoo.com (gl4317(a)yahoo.com) wrote: > > > Is it really that much easier to do this with it built into the finder > > than with a separate program? > > Well, with the Finder, you have the familiar Finder user interface, and do > not have to run a separate program. > > If the Finder ever does allow uploading via FTP, I'd probably never use > Fetch again. That overlooks useful features like mirroring that Fetch and most other third party FTP clients offer. But I grant you it would lesson the need for such clients, if all you require is straight upload and download. -- If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
From: Steven Fisher on 21 Mar 2010 14:56 In article <210320101146243695%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > In article <sdfisher-866352.11165721032010(a)mara100-84.onlink.net>, > Steven Fisher <sdfisher(a)spamcop.net> wrote: > > > Mac OS X didn't support FTP until 10.2. > > mac os x has *always* had ftp support. In a user-hostile shell command? Sure. But not in the Finder. That's new 10.2. Steve
From: Warren Oates on 21 Mar 2010 14:57 In article <210320101146243695%nospam(a)nospam.invalid>, nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > mac os x has *always* had ftp support. Not for mounting a remote ftp directory as a filesystem. man mount_ftp If you try to remount the filesystem rw, you'll likely get an error from the remote host anyway. -- Very old woody beets will never cook tender. -- Fannie Farmer
From: Jolly Roger on 21 Mar 2010 15:27
In article <ho5och$bt0$1(a)news.eternal-september.org>, Phillip Jones <pjones1(a)kimbanet.com> wrote: > nospam wrote: > > In article<slrnhqb322.1voi.g.kreme(a)cerebus.local>, Lewis > > <g.kreme(a)gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > > > >> It's very simple, you don't like the Apple Finder's FTP support because > >> you are still living in the 1990's where uploading via ftp is relevant. > > > > it's very relevant today. many web hosting companies want people to > > upload their web sites via ftp. apple's iweb includes ftp writing for > > exactly this reason. bbedit also includes ftp, because people often > > connect to their web server (located someplace else) via ftp. > > > >> Many of us are not living in the 1990's and haven't uploaded to an ftp > >> server since the 1990's. For us, the Finder's ftp does everything we > >> need from an FTP client. > > > > great. not everyone finds it to be sufficient, otherwise there wouldn't > > be so many alternatives, all of which can write. > > > >> You need more, so you are forced to choose amongst the dozens and dozens > >> of possible solutions. For some reason, this makes you angry at Apple. > > > > i'm not angry. just commenting on what i think is a half assed job. > > The best FTP Client for the money is Interarchy (formerly Anarchie). I > use it to upload files and do mirror downloads to and and from my Website. I disagree. Fetch offers more bang for your buck with less headaches. Interarchy doesn't have robust proxy support, for instance. -- Send responses to the relevant news group rather than email to me. E-mail sent to this address may be devoured by my very hungry SPAM filter. Due to Google's refusal to prevent spammers from posting messages through their servers, I often ignore posts from Google Groups. Use a real news client if you want me to see your posts. JR |