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General Software Discussion / FTP Client - freeware with scheduler
« on: April 10, 2008, 08:54 AM »
Hi Folks,
Do you have a good FTP Client that is freeware and that has a built-in scheduler ? Granted
there are cmd-line and Windows Scheduler methods. However I would prefer an integrated simple
solution for files that I share at work and home and here and there. I would like to make sure
I don't have to save manually to USB drive or to my free Net storage area (DriveHQ, which is
FTP-friendly). By scheduling once an hour when the program is up, I can make sure the current
file is available wherever I am just by having the program running in the background. The important
files might be about 15 megs, not too large, notes and bookmarks and PIM type of stuff.
Seems like FileZilla doesn't have scheduling, just a queue (On my test it also seemed to drop
a couple of times, it did restart in the right place but I did not see an auto-reconnect feature,
is it there ?). I saw an earlier version of Auto FTP Manager (3) on one of the Brit magazines,
that is one idea, one thread indicated pro versions of CuteFTP and WSTP are good on this,
but that is pro versions. FlashFXP as well, good but not free. Apparently Total Commander
would need some special scheduling stuff.
Keep in mind that an auto-reconnect feature in the midst of a download should be part
of this solution. Another issue is the degree of security (do I want and need SFTP, do
people really try to intercept a generic FTP download from a cable connection to a web
storage area) and the WebDav possibility.
Right now Fresh FTP looks good as a possibility, but my email code is slow arriving
so I have not tested it. Not mentioned much in the forums on the net, yet looks interesting.
I always check DonationCoder, Snapfiles and FileForum, maybe CNet and a little extra-Google
before working with a new software.
Any references or suggestions ? And add any additional thoughts. I would also use
this for a larger daily or weekly web backup of all critical files.
Also if any of you are techies on FTP on the iSeries (AS/400) minicomputer and wouldn't
mind sharing some expertise and brainstorming, please contact me on that as well. Thanks.
Shalom,
Steven Avery
Do you have a good FTP Client that is freeware and that has a built-in scheduler ? Granted
there are cmd-line and Windows Scheduler methods. However I would prefer an integrated simple
solution for files that I share at work and home and here and there. I would like to make sure
I don't have to save manually to USB drive or to my free Net storage area (DriveHQ, which is
FTP-friendly). By scheduling once an hour when the program is up, I can make sure the current
file is available wherever I am just by having the program running in the background. The important
files might be about 15 megs, not too large, notes and bookmarks and PIM type of stuff.
Seems like FileZilla doesn't have scheduling, just a queue (On my test it also seemed to drop
a couple of times, it did restart in the right place but I did not see an auto-reconnect feature,
is it there ?). I saw an earlier version of Auto FTP Manager (3) on one of the Brit magazines,
that is one idea, one thread indicated pro versions of CuteFTP and WSTP are good on this,
but that is pro versions. FlashFXP as well, good but not free. Apparently Total Commander
would need some special scheduling stuff.
Keep in mind that an auto-reconnect feature in the midst of a download should be part
of this solution. Another issue is the degree of security (do I want and need SFTP, do
people really try to intercept a generic FTP download from a cable connection to a web
storage area) and the WebDav possibility.
Right now Fresh FTP looks good as a possibility, but my email code is slow arriving
so I have not tested it. Not mentioned much in the forums on the net, yet looks interesting.
I always check DonationCoder, Snapfiles and FileForum, maybe CNet and a little extra-Google
before working with a new software.
Any references or suggestions ? And add any additional thoughts. I would also use
this for a larger daily or weekly web backup of all critical files.
Also if any of you are techies on FTP on the iSeries (AS/400) minicomputer and wouldn't
mind sharing some expertise and brainstorming, please contact me on that as well. Thanks.
Shalom,
Steven Avery