FTP Obsolescence Debate
Discussions criticize FTP's poor UX, security risks, and irrelevance in modern contexts, frequently recommending alternatives like SFTP, SCP, rsync, or git.
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Ftp could work, but the ux is very bad
Given that all browsers have some ftp clients, probably FTP should not apply.
1FTP = a FTP client = still sucks. Use SFTP.
I'm sorry, but isn't this just ftp re-invented?
If this is your problem, FTP is not your answer.
Don’t forget FTP. So much FTP.
FTP doesn't even support secure transfer, right?
Okay, but why? No offense, but do we really need another FTP client in 2016?
ftp is often blocked in corporate environments.
Why not use an ftp client if you want to use ftp?