Captain FTP
by Xnet Communications GmbH

  aptain FTP 4.0 sets the mark with new technology advances, and is the very first FTP Client to allow local network FTP users to share files directly between each other. The challenge behind this concept is to provide users with a platform to share their work, and collaborate on projects before their work is published on a remote FTP Server, particularly benefiting business users or groups of users, who can share their work securely, privately, and quickly.
This requires a new approach, with the address book divided into separate parts, which resulted in the creation of the Public Address Book consisting of local Network users, Private FTP entries, and Public FTP entries that can be shared to share files, but only with users authorized and approved by the host.
This innovative solution also requires a new interface to facilitate FTP session management, which has led to the development of the tabbed interface supporting multiple FTP connections, allowing users to open multiple Tabs (each tab a separate FTP session) in a single browser window, or both browser windows (left and right), or even transfers between tabs in the same window by drag’n’drop.
Captain FTP 4.0 also has many enhancements that combine to make the already user-friendly Captain FTP even more inviting for Mac users. File management has been made easier with the addition of built-in file viewers for movies, sounds, pictures, PDF, a new browser column to show file attributes, and file/folder synchronization has been enhanced with a visual browser. The Transfer Manager, a showpiece of Captain FTP, has now been integrated with the accelerated downloads functionality, which works particularly well for large files 2GB and bigger.
Security is at the top of most users’ priorities, and Captain FTP has introduced an extra layer of security with Key Authentication for Secure FTP transfers.

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