Posted by Si Ballenger on 11/10/05 19:28

On Thu, 10 Nov 2005 16:56:15 -0000, "code_wrong" <tac@tac.co.uk>
wrote:

>Hi,
>Ipswitch WSFTP is no longer freeware .. Please recommend an alternative
>cheers
>cw

If you use windows XP, try typing ftp -? at the command prompt
and you get the below. Free and included in XP pro (not sure
about other versions)

Microsoft Windows XP [Version 5.1.2600]
(C) Copyright 1985-2001 Microsoft Corp.

D:\WINDOWS\system32>ftp -?

Transfers files to and from a computer running an FTP server
service
(sometimes called a daemon). Ftp can be used interactively.

FTP [-v] [-d] [-i] [-n] [-g] [-s:filename] [-a] [-w:windowsize]
[-A] [host]

-v Suppresses display of remote server responses.
-n Suppresses auto-login upon initial connection.
-i Turns off interactive prompting during multiple
file
transfers.
-d Enables debugging.
-g Disables filename globbing (see GLOB command).
-s:filename Specifies a text file containing FTP commands;
the
commands will automatically run after FTP
starts.
-a Use any local interface when binding data
connection.
-A login as anonymous.
-w:buffersize Overrides the default transfer buffer size of
4096.
host Specifies the host name or IP address of the
remote
host to connect to.

Notes:
- mget and mput commands take y/n/q for yes/no/quit.
- Use Control-C to abort commands.

D:\WINDOWS\system32>

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