Best FTP client to get

[Karl F. Larsen]

Karl Auer wrote:
> On Fri, 2009-10-23 at 02:12 -0700, thomas wrote:
>> I need to get a FTP client so that I can post a website.
> 
> I'm sure others will provide good info on FTP clients.
> 
> BUT:
> 
> If you use FTP, your password travels in clear text across the Internet.
> It is extremely easy to steal, and your site is very vulnerable. If your
> web hosting service provider offers a secure upload facility - SCP or
> SFTP for example - you should use that, and NOT use FTP.
> 
> If your web hosting service provider does not offer a secure upload
> facility, you should strongly consider changing providers.
> 
> If for some reason I cannot imagine you are forced to use a totally
> insecure mechanism for administering your website, at very least make
> sure that you do not use a password that even remotely resembles any
> other password you may use, keep a good backup of all your site data,
> change your password frequently, and check your site *very* frequently
> for unauthorised changes. Just looking at the site is not enough - you
> have to compare files, as many web attacks these days just do things
> like attach malicious javascript to HTML files. Invisible, but damaging.
> 
> Regards, K.
> 
> 

	I still use the command line ftp to administer my web page. 
Real simple, open a terminal and type ftp address. I have been 
using this open method for 7 years now. Not once did anyone do 
the massive work necessary to get my password.


73 Karl


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