AndrewH | # 1 | 2010-05-23, 04:56 | Report

Just got my new N900, and am looking to load it up with some basic apps. Having trouble finding a good FTP client though. I've tried:

• gftp: Works well, but can't scroll through the file listings. Scrollbars are too thin to catch a hold of with the stylus, and the "swoosh up" touchscreen method of scrolling doesn't appear to work.
• maemo-ftp: Looks great, but whenever I try and change the local directory, I get a "Cannot change directory" error.

So does anyone have a recommendation for a good FTP Client, or ways to work around the problems above?

bandora | # 2 | 2010-05-23, 05:10 | Report

AFAIK there's no other FTP client programs out there for the N900 so far... I use Gftp, and it's not that bad... especially that I use it with a stylus..

debernardis | # 3 | 2010-05-23, 05:37 | Report

Best thing in my experience is installing easy debian and using its gftp-gtk package.

duryard | # 4 | 2010-05-23, 06:36 | Report

What about winscp

roundyz | # 5 | 2010-05-23, 06:46 | Report

sftp, very decent and secure.

AndrewH | # 6 | 2010-05-23, 22:23 | Report

How do you scroll through file listings? Even with a stylus, I can't seem to manage it. The scrollbars don't appear when I tap the area they should be, and the usual scrolling "gesture" doesn't seem to work in gFTP.

As for scp/winscp, I was specifically looking for an FTP solution, but I guess I can fall back to that. I was hoping for something that I could operate from the phone rather from the PC (as I believe is the case with winscp).

toxaris | # 7 | 2010-05-24, 10:33 | Report

I use MicroB to download from my private FTP. I usually dont need to upload.
gFTP is not good at all. The scroll is way to tricky to handle.

dwaradzyn | # 8 | 2010-05-24, 17:06 | Report

There is also (somewhat limited but does the job) ftp support in Midnight Commander.

bandora | # 9 | 2010-05-27, 08:20 | Report

Really? I haven't noticed that.. I am gonna look into that.. Thanks!

storkus | # 10 | 2010-10-31, 17:37 | Report

*ALL* these years, and I didn't know that the Midnight Commander did all that: not only FTP, but Samba, rsync, etc. Truly amazing--color me impressed, especially, again, that I literally just found this out now and I'm a very long time Slackware user and devotee!

Anyway, once you understand it, MC's pseudo Virtual File System (VFS) that it sets up internally for these connections is a lot like syncing, makes sense, and is pretty easy to use (though not as easy as a command line in this case). Since MC has 2 virtual terminals inside it, I just brought up my laptop in one, found my local files in the other, and just did a simple move--very easy once you understand it. I think I'll be using MC a lot more often now, and not just on the N900...

Mike