Review: FTP - File Transfer Options For Mac OS X

If you’re a long time Mac user you probably remember Fetch and Anarchy. For many years those were your choices for downloading and uploading Mac files to a server. They were cumbersome, not feature rich, and not very secure.

Today, File Transer Protocol programs run the full spectrum; great, in-between, and crummy. A quick “FTP” search of VersionTracker.com will yield more results than you’ll have time to try out.

There’s Captain FTP, FTP Thingy, AbleFTP, Hefty FTP,.... (excerpted).

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