CuteFTP A Sleek New Interface and Other Recent Additions Forrest Stroud
A Sleek New Interface and Other Recent Additions
With the newer releases CuteFTP has once again made some very significant and extremely useful changes. Recent updates to CuteFTP have introduced a sleek new design that has allowed the client to retain a fresh, contemporary feel. The collection of FTP sites that comes pre-installed on CuteFTP has been revamped as well and is greatly improved over earlier releases. The collection is now second to none relative to other FTP clients.
Right mouse button functionality has been implemented extremely well in the latest releases, as have improved drag 'n' drop functionality (for both the Site Manager and for receiving/sending files), auto-resume for interrupted file transfers, directory comparison capabilities, a file transfer queue, macro record/playback scripting, remote file editing, a Microsoft Explorer-style toolbar, custom commands, auto-renaming on file uploads (for example, *.htm to *.html), and a quick-save command for remote and local default directories.
Other additions introduced with recent releases of CuteFTP include a useful MP3 and file search feature, an integrated CuteHTML Lite client, site to site file transfer capabilities (FXP style), an auto-reconnect and resume file transfers feature, URL parsing, clipboard monitoring, an improved Site Manager, global filtering, new scheduling features, and an enhanced file scheduling feature.
CuteFTP 5/6
The most recent releases of CuteFTP, v5.0 and v6.0, are major updates that more than do their part to keep the client current with the competition.
New features in v5.0 include:
· Easy-to-use, Windows XP-look interface (XP Logo certified); · Support for Site-to-Site (FXP) Transfers; · Smart Keep Alive feature with "stealth" ping, auto-reconnect, and other options; · Auto-update feature that checks for and downloads new releases automatically; · Quick Connect toolbar with "auto-hide after connect" option; · Local Bookmarks feature that works similar to the remote bookmarks one; · Redesigned, optimized site database (requires importing old databases to new format); · Login Dependant Site Manager for distributed networks; · Additional options for logging FTP sessions; · Support for SOCKS 4/5 firewalls, · and much more.
Version 6.0 adds to these features with:
· SSL v3 (TLS) and SSL site-to-site (SSCN) transfer support
· Macro/script recording and playback;
· Extra password storage, removal, and encryption policies;
· NAT auto-detect and port mapping;
· Auto-detect for Windows proxy settings;
· and much more.
