Best FTP client to get

[Steve Reilly]

Karl F. Larsen wrote:
> 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
> 
> 

agreed.  using filezilla here, scp sometimes, conspiracy theorists and
diehard looking over your shoulder all the time type people, always
covering your tracks, maybe might have something to worry about to begin
with......they would disagree, but ive never had a problem.  theres more
important things to be worrying about




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