Re: FTP program for PC's

>BTW, Windows (NT, my understanding is 9x,
>and 3.x with wolverine) includes an FTP client
>application (named ftp). It is a reasonably good
>emulation of the classic UNIX shell ftp client.
>Perhaps not as robust (as UNIX), but quite usable.
>Perhaps, the best example, certainly the best from
>Microsoft, of how _not_ to write a Windows application
>(per _their_ guidelines). If the client has UNIX
>experience (e.g. college) then worth considering.


There is a quirk ("bug", "feature") in the Windows 95 FTP client.
It will not maintain the case of filenames during a PUT operation,
instead converting them to all capitals. This is not fatal (as you
can rename them on the server via the FTP client) but it is very
annoying. If you MPUT a whole batch of files, you have to
individually rename each one to restore them to their correct
case.

For this reason, I would recommend finding an alternative FTP
client. I personally use CuteFTP. It may or may not be the best,
but it works for me.


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