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From: nospam on 20 Mar 2010 11:49 In article <jollyroger-EC2145.10452020032010(a)news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > It's probably simply that not many people actually *use* the Finder's > built-in FTP client. not even apple, or they'd fix it so that it both reads *and* writes.
From: Jolly Roger on 20 Mar 2010 11:55 In article <jollyroger-F22254.10435620032010(a)news.individual.net>, Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > In article <1jfodxv.a4d674aiw3b9N%jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz>, > jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote: > > > John <jwolf6589(a)NOSPAMgmail.com> wrote: > > > > > I bet on CyberDuck and Fetch as I use them both to update CERM. > > > Cyberduck has some annoying features, but its much faster than Fetch and > > > does things Fetch cannot. > > > > > > Interarchy is cute but way too expensive. Yummy FTP is also another > > > winner, but also too expensive. Transmit is okay, but it lacks many > > > features. > > > > > > What are your picks? > > > > Fetch still does all I want, with a simple straightforward UI :-) I've > > tried other clients, and even liked them a lot (Anarchie - Interarchy's > > predecessor - was a long time favourite, and I've dabbled with > > CyberDuck), but Fetch is a reliable workhorse - and that's exactly what > > I want from my FTP client. > > I use Fetch (have for many years) for the same reason. It's been > reliable all the way through. The same can't be said of other FTP > clients. I also use the handful of built-in command-line utilities (ftp, curl, rsync, and so on) when the situation calls for it. -- 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
From: AES on 20 Mar 2010 12:10 In article <1jfodxv.a4d674aiw3b9N%jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz>, jamiekg(a)wizardling.geek.nz (Jamie Kahn Genet) wrote: > Fetch still does all I want, with a simple straightforward UI :-) I've > tried other clients, and even liked them a lot (Anarchie - Interarchy's > predecessor - was a long time favourite, and I've dabbled with > CyberDuck), but Fetch is a reliable workhorse - and that's exactly what > I want from my FTP client. FWIW, Stanford University (which is generally pretty good at providing utilities and helpful advice to the non-expert "ordinary users" among its clientele) recommends and provides Fetch (and related documentation) for those users.
From: nospam on 20 Mar 2010 12:37 In article <slrnhq9t3r.67b.g.kreme(a)cerebus.local>, Lewis <g.kreme(a)gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > The decision to make the ftp in the finder read-only was intentional. > There is nothing to 'fix' as it is not broken. even worse. they're oblivious.
From: Jolly Roger on 20 Mar 2010 13:42
In article <slrnhq9t3r.67b.g.kreme(a)cerebus.local>, Lewis <g.kreme(a)gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > In message <200320100849336036%nospam(a)nospam.invalid> > nospam <nospam(a)nospam.invalid> wrote: > > In article <jollyroger-EC2145.10452020032010(a)news.individual.net>, > > Jolly Roger <jollyroger(a)pobox.com> wrote: > > >> It's probably simply that not many people actually *use* the Finder's > >> built-in FTP client. > > > not even apple, or they'd fix it so that it both reads *and* writes. > > The decision to make the ftp in the finder read-only was intentional. > There is nothing to 'fix' as it is not broken. I'm pretty sure I remember reading that it was a conscious decision by Apple as well. -- 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 |