On Sat, 4 May 2002, Kai Göing wrote: > Hi: > > I am looking for an FTP client that is basically as small, stable and > fast as TB and offers a lot of functionality. Bloatware clients like > SmartFTP or WS_FTP Pro are therefore out of the question for me. I've > been evaluating several clients like AbsoluteFTP 2.01 > (www.vandyke.com), Bulletproof FTP (www.bpftp.com) and the built-in > client of Windows Commander (www.ghisler.com) over the last couple of > days. In terms of size, stability and functionality, Bulletproof FTP > seemed like the right choice. It is extremely small yet allows me to > queue files from different directories and export my settings. > However, yesterday I used each of those clients to upload a 10 MB test > file to a local server using a T1 connection under WinNT 4.0 SP6. To > my great amazement and despair, it took BPFTP over 3 minutes to upload > that file (at an average rate of 40 kb/sec) whereas AbsoluteFTP and > Windows Commander finished the job in less than a minute. I have > repeated this test several times and the results did not change. So it > looks like that for some reason BPFTP is much, much slower and I don't > understand that huge discrepancy. Do FTP clients really differ that > greatly when it comes to speed? I figured that there would be small > differences but BPFTP being three times slower than the other two > clients is simply unacceptable despite its otherwise outstanding > features. Any comments, recommendations or suggestions? What is your > favorite FTP client? > > So long, > > Kai
To be honest... yes.... clients can have a huge difference depending on the way they connect. Try looking at the connection method, see if there is a PASV and non PASV mode. I've noticed that behind firewalls, and on some networking environments, those settings can cause some delay. I personally use FTP Explorer (www.ftpx.com) It's fairly small, and has most of the things included in it. Another bonus is it's freeware if I remember correctly. -- Jonathan Angliss ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ________________________________________________________ Current Ver: 1.60i FAQ : http://faq.thebat.dutaint.com Unsubscribe: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Archives : http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com Moderators : mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] TBTech List: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Bug Reports: https://bt.ritlabs.com
