| | WS_FTP Pro vs. the Command Line, Browsers, and E-Mail
Using the command line for FTP is cumbersome; you have to learn and remember numerous series of FTP commands in order to transfer a file. WS_FTP Pro makes FTP fast and easy. With WS_FTP Pro, you can...
- Save the information necessary to connect to an FTP site
- Choose, view, save, and copy multiple files to a directory
- Transfer files using a graphical user interface
- Automatically detect server type
- Automatically detect file type and determine the best method for the transfer
- Automate file transfers
- Que files
- Search for files
- Synchronize transfers
- Automatically resume interrupted file transfers
WS_FTP Pro is better than using a browser because you can:- Access whole directories?
- Upload multiple files
- Automatically detect server type
And, WS_FTP Pro beats e-mail for transferring files because:- There are no file size limitations
- Files are less likely to be corrupted
- File security is improved. By connecting to an FTP site you have better knowledge of where the file is coming from
- You can choose where your transferred file should be placed; some email clients won't allow you to do this -- requiring the user to move it to its final destination manually
- It won't bog down your mail server
- It won't bog down your mail client or desktop when a large file is being received
"Trying to download the latest version of a popular program? Web browsers don't always maintain constant connections to FTP sites, making for slow, aggravating downloads. Avoid this by using a dedicated FTP client. Most will repeatedly dial busy download sites and maintain a constant connection. One of our favorite FTP utilities is WS_FTP from Ipswitch."
ZDNet
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