FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a common protocol for transferring files between computers over networks
0
votes
2answers
143 views
FTP software which can enforce download limits
I need to download from an FTP site.
It has limits such as 1000 files per hour.
Is there FTP software where you can create rules that will download to these type of specifications? So the FTP ...
2
votes
2answers
778 views
Setting up FTP via Windows Explorer on Windows 7
I can't see how to do this on windows 7
http://kb.mediatemple.net/questions/516/Setting+up+FTP+via+Windows+Explorer
Click on Add Network Place.
30
votes
5answers
15k views
Why can Dropbox be super fast compared to FTP?
I'd like to know why technically Dropbox is much faster than FTP? What kind of technology does it use?
I'm not talking about diff files, I'm talking about transferring new files in both cases, ...
1
vote
2answers
887 views
FTP client support multi threads transfer
OS: Windows XP SP3
Is there any FTP client that support transfer files with multi-threads? By which I mean, multi-threads for single file, and also keep a thread for browsing ftp sites.
5
votes
6answers
2k views
Best method of transferring files over internet?
I have a seedbox (running Ubuntu 9.10) at my (parent's) house and will be leaving it there once I go to college this fall. Currently I'm using samba to transfer files between computers, but I was ...
1
vote
1answer
233 views
ftp Clients doesn't seem to work under proxy
My office computers are proxied and filezilla doesn't seem to work for me..... So i looked for a firefox addon FireFTP and that too didnt work under proxy.... Any ways to use a ftp client in my system ...
1
vote
2answers
143 views
FTP Server for WinXp
I'm looking for an FTP Server that is able to launch on system startup and that a non-admin user is unable to close. I've tried xLight Ftp Server but while it launches on startup it doesn't start the ...
1
vote
1answer
247 views
FTP directory with permissions d — — ---
I uploaded a wordpress theme onto a wordpress installation on a site hosted at godaddy. I used gFTP on an ubuntu machine for the transfer. Now I'm in a situation where I cannot view the contents of ...
0
votes
1answer
477 views
Why can't I access the htdocs directory through FTP?
While others are ok, FileZilla claims that it Failed to retrieve directory listing when accessing /var/www/htdocs.
The chmod is set to 775 for the htdocs directory.
I was transfering a folder with ...
0
votes
0answers
243 views
FTP server, firewall, and showing the files in the ftp folder [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
FileZilla not working on Server 2008 R2
I'm using ftp 7.5 on a windows 2008 server with basic authentication and a 5 digit port number for security reasons.
I can push ...
2
votes
2answers
1k views
ascii mode ftp between two linux boxes does undesired CRLF translation
Using the FTP command I transferred an xml file from a Red Hat Enterprise Linux box which happens to be in Europe to another RHEL box in the United States. I didn't specify a transfer mode so it ...
0
votes
2answers
519 views
Illegal folder name on FTP site? “100227”
I came across a very odd, it seems, bug/quirk on a client's FTP yesterday...
I don't run the FTP server, so I can't actually check anything there, but, when I log in through the command line, I'm ...
1
vote
4answers
8k views
Install SFTP on Debian Lenny use root user to login
I am new to linux. I have a server that I have successfully installed Debian Lenny on and everything else needed for a LAMP server.
But I am unsure how to setup FTP. My first attempt went horribly ...
2
votes
1answer
6k views
FileZilla not working on Server 2008 R2
I'm battling to get FileZilla working on Server 2008 R2. Until this morning, I had one 2008 and one XP machine, and always just used the XP one for FTP. I now have two 2008 machines and no FTP client. ...
4
votes
3answers
408 views
Is there an absolutely idiot-proof Windows FTP client?
Scenario: you have an FTP server. You want someone who isn't very good at computers who is on Windows to upload something to that server.
Most of the Windows FTP clients I've seen are quite ...
0
votes
2answers
42 views
Any FTP client which gets Address books(sites) from its internet database
I have 3 -4 computers where i have to do work.
I hvae to install ftp on all computers and then manually add all the sites info there.
IN firefox i use xmarks which solves my problem for bokmarks and ...
0
votes
1answer
125 views
WebDrive problems on mac
Has anyone had this problem before?
I get this when I try to mount a FTP drive.
1
vote
2answers
2k views
Using GUI ftp on Windows 7 and Vista without additional software
Goal:
provide a 'no-software' method for 'less technical' users to access password protect ftp location from Windows 7 and Vista (existing approach for Windows XP works).
'No software' method to ...
3
votes
1answer
2k views
ftp server file size difference vs actual file size
I am connecting to an FTP server to download some gzipped files and I noticed something a bit disconcerting about the SIZE command and my google-fu has failed me.
ftp> size file0001.xml.gz
213 ...
0
votes
1answer
573 views
Slow FTP Over Direct Windows Connection
I am connecting two Windows PCs (XP and Vista, if that matters) via direct connection (the 169.254.. IP addresses). The XP box is serving FTP via FileZilla Server, and the Vista box is downloading, ...
2
votes
1answer
6k views
Where does WinSCP store site's password?
Where does WinSCP store site's information or password? I can't find it under Documents and Settings...
0
votes
1answer
159 views
Does the “exclude files based on mask” option in Fling ftp actually work?
I'm trying to exclude a directory and some files from being copied to an ftp server but the exclude files mask is ignored.
Has anyone had any success in using it?
2
votes
3answers
1k views
Hide files in a FTP-program
I want the users who log in to the web-server via FTP to don't be able to see the files in the root-folder, but all folders and all files in subfolders. This is not for security, only to have a ...
2
votes
5answers
1k views
FTP client on windows that save session password in encrypted text
Filezilla or WinSCP save password in plain text which is unsecured on public machines. Is there any FTP client can save and encrypt password so that people using it only can access to FTP but not able ...
5
votes
8answers
20k views
Is software from NCH Software safe? [closed]
I just downloaded Fling from them (an automatic ftp uploader) having been looking for a good app to do this for a long time. It just seems to good to be true to finally stumble across what looks to be ...
1
vote
4answers
3k views
How do I check the outcome of a ftp script with a bat file?
I have a .bat file that runs a ftp script, grabbing files from the server and copying them to my machine. Works great.
I now want this .bat file to report if any of these errors occured.
If you ...
3
votes
3answers
1k views
What is the difference between running a .bat from cmd line vs. double click?
I have a .bat script with ftp commands (all in one) similar to this. See 5th down:FTP - Resolving Environment Variables - Creating FTP script on the fly at runtime and using variables within the FTP ...
3
votes
1answer
858 views
Can I specify a destination with the ftp get command?
For example, like Windows COPY "source" "target"?
or is it two steps?
Use get to download to current directory
Then do a copy to move to another location on my computer?
2
votes
2answers
1k views
How to login to ftp in one step?
C:\adc_ftp>ftp sysadmin:ftp@localhost <----Looking for a 1 line login like this
Unknown host sysadmin:ftp@localhost. <---doesn't work
ftp> bye
This works but not how I would like to log ...
0
votes
2answers
2k views
ftp from command line not working?
Running a ftp server on my PC.
I opened Windows Explorer and navigated to: ftp://127.0.0.1/
I connect and the servers root directory files are displayed, great.
However, from cmd prompt I am unable ...
4
votes
1answer
902 views
How do I map an FTP site to my computer as a drive letter?
Is there a way of doing this automagically and reliably?
I know of the feature to add an FTP site as a Network Location which then appears in My Computer, but I see no way of assigning a drive ...
5
votes
4answers
3k views
Copy files from Mac OS 9 to Windows 7?
Today I fired up a PowerMac 9500 that's been sitting dormant for 10 years, and I want to copy the data files over to my Windows 7 system (NTFS). The Mac is running OS 9 and, after some fiddling around ...
1
vote
1answer
51 views
Problem to retrieve shortcut to FTP updates on Typo3 Website
I had a crash on my webserver and had to reinstall an update of the Website that was 2 years old (because nothing younger!). The Webserver is on Plesk 8.6 and the Website uses Typo3.
Now my problem is ...
0
votes
3answers
3k views
Differences between dir and ls FTP Commands
Hello we have made a little program to upload an .zip file to an FTP server, and when I connect to the FTP server with FileZilla to see everything is ok I can't see the uploaded file.
But if connect ...
1
vote
3answers
119 views
All FTP using programs try to login with anonymous at first
When using Krusader or Konquerer or such to connect to ftp://myhost.tld it starts trying anonymous access, and then ask me for my password. the problem is, myhost blocks me after 10 failed attempts to ...
1
vote
5answers
1k views
Unable to remove directory, directory not empty
The directory is in fact empty according to FTP, how can I delete this directory even though SmartFTP is throwing this error?
2
votes
6answers
4k views
Automatically sync directories via FTP during off hours?
I would like COMPUTER_A to sync anything found in a specific directory, with my FTP server, COMPUTER_B, but only during off hours. I would like it to automatically resume if the computer is rebooted.
...
1
vote
2answers
419 views
FTP Transfer Speeds on Local Computer
For some testing, I'm running an FTP server on my computer. I then connect to that server with a client running on the same computer. When transferring files, it seems to peg out at 35 MB/s. Is there ...
0
votes
3answers
3k views
Can't connect to FTP sites
This started happening when I installed Windows 7. I've tried with Filezilla and with the FireFTP Firefox plugin, and I could never connect. Filezilla gave the error message "ECONNREFUSED - Connection ...
2
votes
2answers
150 views
How to Make Cyberduck Open Directly into an FTP Server
I recently setup an FTP server and would like Cyberduck to open it directly when it opens. How can I do this?
0
votes
1answer
193 views
Updating Site via FTP with weird results
I'm trying to upload files via FTP to a webserver, but I'm getting really weird results.
I login to the server with no errors.
If I upload a file that already exists on the server, like index.html, ...
3
votes
7answers
23k views
How do I connect to ftp site in Windows Explorer
I've tried to use Windows Explorer (in Windows 7) to connect to a remote FTP site, but when I try to connect Windows says that
The server name or address cannot be resolved
If I try with ftp ...
3
votes
5answers
307 views
Are there any issues with having huge folders?
My site requires 10,000+ 1-2 seconds mp3 clips, saved as individual files. They are each about 12Kb in size.
Are there any potential issues with storing them all in one huge folder as word_1.mp3, ...
1
vote
2answers
580 views
Tool to compare FTP repository
I would like to know if there is a (free) tool to compare local files with a distant repository. Something with a good gui would be great.
2
votes
3answers
830 views
Deleting a chmod 0 file without superuser rights?
A PHP script accidentially changed the right flags (chmod) of a directory to 0. (No access to anybody, including owner).
If I have no root access to this server, is it possible to delete the file ...
1
vote
5answers
7k views
Scheduled automatic FTP website backup solution?
I was wondering if there was a way to schedule automatic FTP site backup with any free or open-source software?
Clients like FileZilla do not have an automatic backup (ftp download) option. Is there ...
0
votes
5answers
757 views
FTP client that supports 2 concurrent FTP sessions
I'm looking for an FTP client that can connect to two different FTP servers at the same time and allow file transfer or synchronization between those two servers. Basically what I want to achieve is ...
0
votes
2answers
494 views
Localhost permissions given different values in fireftp and cs4 dreamweaver
While testing a file uploader on my localhost ( mamp on mac ) I've hit a problem.
Trying to fix a folder permissions problem, I used CS4 Dreamweaver's permissions screen to set 0777 permissions. ...
4
votes
2answers
4k views
How to add users to a FTP site in Windows 7's IIS?
I've setup a HTTPS and FTP site in IIS but how can I add users to use the FTP site?
Does they necessarily need an account with password in the computer to be able to use it?
3
votes
5answers
979 views
Access files and directories via HTTP
I've setup an FTP server in my Windows environment recently, but I discovered that in my corporate network FTP transmissions from/to outside the corp. LAN are forbidden.
Is there any "application" ...
