Looking for Free FTP Solution Software? All you need is FileZilla!
by: Revengsky Joseph D. Reyes (rjdreyes – jcyberinux.com)
What is Free Open Source Software (FOSS). By words itself, it describes that the free software is registered under open source license, which is whoever the users has the right to use, copy, modify, research or study, and to improve and implement its design with further acknowledge under open source license.
Filezilla is a free FTP solution. Both a client and a server are available. FileZilla is open source software distributed free of charge under the terms of the GNU General Public License.
Benefits: It’s free, always updated, maintained by developers, and used by many users and professionals worldwide.
Overview:
FileZilla Client is a fast and reliable cross-platform FTP, FTPS and SFTP client with lots of useful features and an intuitive graphical user interface.
Example Screenshots:
Windows 7 OS
Ubuntu 10.04 LTS Debian Linux
MacOS Leopard
Features:
Easy to use
Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
Cross-platform. Runs on Windows, Linux, *BSD, Mac OS X and more
IPv6 support
Available in many languages
Supports resume and transfer of large files >4GB
Tabbed user interface
Powerful Site Manager and transfer queue
Bookmarks
Drag & drop support
Configurable transfer speed limits
Filename filters
Directory comparison
Network configuration wizard
Remote file editing
Keep-alive
HTTP/1.1, SOCKS5 and FTP-Proxy support
Logging to file
Synchronized directory browsing
Remote file search
More Screenshots: FileZilla Screenshots – Official Site
(Note: FileZilla Logo/Images/Pictures has a respective copyright. I used it for demonstration purpose only.)
Related Entries / Articles / Links / References:
FILEZILLA Client cannot display, download, rename or change the garble files or filenames on FTP Server by Jcyberinux
FileZilla Actions After All File Transfers are Complete by Jcyberinux
Know more about FOSS – Wikipedia – Free and Open-Source Software – Official Site
FileZilla The Free FTP Solution – Official Site
FileZilla The Free FTP Solution – Screenshots – Official Site
SourceForget.net – Download Free Open Source Software – Official Site