Native FTP program?

[kilowatt]

seriously, though, sftp and ftp have NEVER crashed on me. They work flawlessly. It may also be possable to use os x's network browser with ftp://host/ url's. It worked in 9 (but it did suck!)


If anyone wants me to post a small faq/howto on using sftp and ftp from the command line, please post and I will.

Oh, and under windows xx, you can usually find 'add/remove ftp locations' under any save/open dialog... windows still sucks, though.

[Javintosh]

I would normally not pay for an FTP app, but I FTP a lot. I also need BBEdit integration and I need to move around in a hurry to several different places (cmd-up and cm-down is much faser than cd /folder and cd .., especially if I can type a partial folder name and have the selection jump around - something both NetFinder and Transmit do). Also, drag and drop upload/download can't be beat.

But back to MacOS X. I am disappointed at the network integration in OS X. I mean, it is great that we can browse AppleTalk network from finder windows and the dialog boxes, but I was expecting more. Specificallt:

1. To the able to browse Windows networking (workgroups, domains and even active directories) like appletalk networks.

BTW> What is that Local Networks thing supposed to do anyway? All it does is show me my own computer 4 times!

and also, I added a neighborhood to my list of services but it does not do anything! Anyone know what that is *supposed* to do?

back to the list...

2. To be able to browse FTP servers like I do AppleTalk servers. I figured, I would to be able to save FTP favorites so that I could browse to them like AppleTalk servers.

3. To be able to browse WebDAV servers (not just iTools) as mentioned in #2.

4. To be able to browse NFS servers (which would be great at work) as described in #2. I also would like to use other directory services that are more typical to NFS networking, but that's more icing on the take than anything else. We have a lot of Solaris at work which I know is probably not typical.

5. To be able to share folders using Samba. Would it kill them to install thing and write a prefPanel GUI for the config? I know about Samba Server Config Tool, but that's all the more reason to include it in the OS.

It is hard for MacOS (any version) to make inroads in business when interacting with Microshaft's Winblows clients is such a pain!

phew, I am tired now. I think I need another Rantarade.

BTW> Thanks for all the great feedback.