[thelist] Seeking a Better FTP Client

[Michael Pemberton]

There are some secure ftp clients that use ssh to connect to the server.  These
allow for encrypted sessions and give you a high level of security if you
willing to setup out the requirements.

"Charles F. Johnson" wrote:

> Steve Cook <steve.cook at evitbe.com> typed:
>
> > Are you developing directly on the server? Why exactly do you have to
> > reconnect every 5 minutes? Wouldn't it be a good idea to get code right on
> > your development machine first and *then* upload it to the server?
>
> Good points, Steve, but there *are* some good reasons to want to stay
> connected more than 5 minutes at a time.
>
> One example: developing PHP applications on a Mac. There's no native PHP
> implementation for OS 9 (you can install it under OS X, but that's a whole
> nother ball of worms), so the only way to test code is to upload to the
> server and browse to it. If you're in a rapid cycle of development, making
> small changes, uploading, testing, it's very annoying to have to reconnect
> every 5 minutes.
>
> However, the security issues are real (as you point out, FTP is an unsecured
> protocol). So even though there are good reasons to want to stay connected,
> there are better reasons to have a timeout.
>
> charles johnson
> lgf web design
> http://littlegreenfootballs.com
>
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