General question about Linux

[Deedra Waters]

you can also use lftp.


On Mon, 22 Jul 2002, Janina Sajka wrote:

> Alex:
> 
> Sounds to me like you should meet ncftp.
> 
> On Sun, 21 Jul 2002, Alex Snow 
> wrote:
> 
> > The only command line app I hate with a passion is the command line ftp
> > client.  I'd rather use a gui ftp client under winblows to get files off of
> > ftp sites, and the only time I use the command line client is when I know
> > the exact path of the filename, and not for unfamiliar servers.  If a better
> > ftp client was written, i.e.  Allowing one to use arrows to select the file
> > or dir, and press enter on it to download.
> > -------------------------------
> > Alex Snow
> > Email: alex_snow at gmx.net
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> > The Computer Repair Guy:
> > If It Ain't Broke, I'll mess With It Till It Is!
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Toby Fisher" <toby_fisher at bigfoot.com>
> > To: <speakup at braille.uwo.ca>
> > Sent: Saturday, July 20, 2002 9:33 PM
> > Subject: Re: General question about Linux
> > 
> > 
> > > On Sat, 20 Jul 2002, Octavian Rasnita wrote:
> > >
> > > <snip>
> > >
> > > > They say that Linux is better than Windows, but they probably want to
> > tell
> > > > that the command line is better than the graphical interface also.
> > >
> > > Absolutely right.  The number of people who are pleasantly surprised when
> > > I show them faster ways to do stuff without their mouse, well I would be a
> > > millionaire if I had a hundred pounds for each one!
> > >
> > > It's also a scientifically proven fact that, while good for beginners,
> > > advanced users can perform tasks much faster with the keyboard than the
> > > mouse, and in fact in some offices, even those that use MS Office etc,
> > > mice are banned!
> > >
> > > HTH
> > >
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> > >
> > >
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