If you want a good FTP client, this is the one to
go for, it is easy to use, but packed with features. I have used
this program since the early version, and it has been as solid as
any program I have ever seen. Apart from looking very much like
Windows Explorer, and having the same type of drag drop features,
it is also very fast compared to some of the other, more well
known FTP clients. The program seems to have been very well
thought out, with a lot of attention paid to detail and ease of
use. There is a very good help file included with the program,
and if you wish, you can subscribe to the Listserver where other
users come to air any problems or requests, and where a new user
can get help in using the program. Direct support from Alan
Chavis also seems very good, and he posts to the Listserver
regularly. The Listserver is entirely optional, so don't feel
compelled to join, but it does have some great tips from other
users as well as information on build updates and other useful
information.
A few of the features include, the ability to download or upload
files to one or more servers,
while you go off and browse or transfer files from another. All
transfers are handled in the
background so there is no more sitting there waiting for that
large file to come down before
you go start another transfer. If you have moved servers while a
download takes place, FTP
Explorer will automatically log you off the first server so you
have no need to switch back
again. If you find a server is busy FTP Explorer will keep trying
for you, the number of
retries is configurable by the user. Transfer interrupted, don't
worry, FTP Explorer can resume
transfers if the server supports the option. You can queue
commands in FTP Explorer, it will
carry out the commands in sequence on the server, saving a lot of
time. Once you have visited a
directory, it is cached, saving even more time when you go back.
It also has a transfer
manager which keeps track of all downloads your working on and
the progress of transfers. You
can create icons on the desktop to take you direct to your most
used sites, it has Windows 95
type right click menus, a Windows 95 type Explorer interface
where you can alter the view from
large icons, small icons, list, full descriptions. There is full
support for fpArchie built
into the program, a quick connect option, full drag and drop
support. Then there is the cache,
the program learns the directory structures as you work, it
caches each connection, this makes
returning to a site very fast.
Overall I feel this is one of the better FTP clients available
for Windows 95/NT today. Its
ease of use is remarkable, and linked to the power of the program
I feel the author has done a
superb job. This program should be suitable for both novices as
well as regular ftp users.
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