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From: nospam on 20 Mar 2010 19:04 In article <slrnhqakp3.1g29.g.kreme(a)cerebus.local>, Lewis <g.kreme(a)gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > >> > And why, pray tell, would Apple intentionally make the finder's FTP > >> > capability read-only (aka: useless) ? > >> > >> Being able to download files is useless? > > > being able to *only* download files is useless. > > No it's not. It's all I used ftp for. that's great but you don't speak for everyone. others do need to upload.
From: nospam on 20 Mar 2010 19:17 In article <slrnhqallp.1g29.g.kreme(a)cerebus.local>, Lewis <g.kreme(a)gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > I am not speaking for everyone. I am pointing out that it is not > useless. to *you*.
From: nospam on 20 Mar 2010 19:27 In article <slrnhqambk.1g29.g.kreme(a)cerebus.local>, Lewis <g.kreme(a)gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > If it's not useless to me, then it is definitionally not useless; it has > a use. Words too big for you? as i said, you don't speak for everyone. others have different needs, many of whom need ftp in *both* directions.
From: nospam on 20 Mar 2010 19:40 In article <slrnhqammb.1g29.g.kreme(a)cerebus.local>, Lewis <g.kreme(a)gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> wrote: > > as i said, you don't speak for everyone. > > You are the only one trying to do that. nope. > > others have different needs, many of whom need ftp in *both* directions. > > You said it was useless. It is not useless. to you, but not everyone agrees. > If you need to upload through the security-sieve that is ftp, then there > are quite literally dozens, if not hundreds, of programs to choose from. > The Apple Finder is not one of them. This does not mean it is useless. yet downloading through this same security sieve is fine? either implement it fully or not at all, including sftp.
From: nospam on 20 Mar 2010 19:41
In article <michelle-B44A87.16363720032010(a)nothing.attdns.com>, Michelle Steiner <michelle(a)michelle.org> wrote: > That doesn't make the download-only FTP function of the Finder useless. It > is very useful for downloading, and much more convenient for that purpose > than any third-part FTP application. that's subjective. i find it to be slow and flaky. and if i need a separate app to upload, why not use that app for all ftp needs? |