Thanks to everyone for your recommendations! I think Transmit is what
I need as that seems to be a "heavy lifter." The problem is that my
system is a PPC iMac running Leopard 10.5.8... I love my "old friend"
but I think it is time to say goodbye... (Now if Apple would just
release their new "goodies.")

Thanks again for your help... (And, yes, Esther, I am still here...
Trying to stay invisible in the background as much as possible. You
are terrific [as always] on this list!)

Lou.
BlindMacMan

Esther wrote:
> Hello Jonathan, Lou, Mark, and Others,
>
> Jonathan, "Mount as Disk" is a contextual menu option that was added to 
> Transmit 4.  I also run Transmit 3.7, and this feature is not present.   
> You'd have to purchase an upgrade ($19 at the Panic web site).  From their 
> web page description of version 4 additions:
> "With the new Transmit Disk feature, you can now mount any of your favorites 
> in the Finder itself, even if Transmit's not running."
>
> Hi Lou, nice to see your recent posts on list.  I'd second Mark's 
> recommendation of getting Transmit from Panic software for FTP.  You can buy 
> Transmit for $33.99 from the Mac App Store, if your system is Snow Leopard 
> and up to date.  Alternatively, you can buy this directly from the 
> developer's web site. You can also get a 30-day free trial download from that 
> site:
> http://www.panic.com/transmit/
>
> If you're looking for a free FTP solution, the usually preferred option is 
> Cyberduck.  This is actually donationware where, if you continue to find the 
> software useful, you donate some amount.  The Mac App Store doesn't handle 
> this type of model, so if you get Cyberduck from there, it will cost $23.99.  
> You can download Cyberduck from:
> http://cyberduck.ch/
> A donation made at that site will get you a license key that will stop the 
> "nag" messages when the app is launched,  There are many people who like 
> Cyberduck, but I've read some complaints of slow transfers.
>
> Fetch still makes an updated software product, but I don't know of many 
> people who use it.
>
> Although you can use FTP from the server (via Command-K) from Finder, this 
> can be really slow.  I would only use this to transfer local files, and 
> otherwise it hangs a lot.  I wouldn't rely on this if you really need your 
> download files.
>
> HTH.  Cheers,
>
> Esther

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