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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?

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..

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

What about winscp

sftp, very decent and secure.

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).

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.

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

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

*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