I am also looking for this setup? Is it better to do it on a USB drive, so the files aren’t coming from your mac And how much is transmit, is it a 1 time charge, or a annual fee? Lastly, I want to set this up so I can share a large amount of files, does this slow your OS down at all when people are accessing it? Thanks. > On Jul 9, 2015, at 1:22 PM, jeff `greene <greenebo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Caitlyn, The best FTP program I've used is transmit. I don't > believe its available on the app store. Just do a google search for > it. Its very VO accessible, and you can upload and download. One thing > I like about it, during a download it not only gives you a percentage > but also time remaining. > Jeff > > > On 7/9/15, Jessica Moss <junglebookfa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> You can't upload with it either which I'm not thrilled with, unless >> something has changed. If you have an account on someone's server, a lot of >> people will want you to contribute, so would need something you can do both >> with. >> On Jul 9, 2015, at 5:48 AM, Shaf <shafpa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Using Finder for ftp is a really bad idea. Unless you're using a super >>> fast connection with a super fast server, you're going to get a lot of >>> 'Finder Busy' messages with VoiceOver and it'll drive you crazy. >>> >>> >>> -Shaf >>> >>> On 7/9/2015 10:38 AM, Paul Erkens wrote: >>>> Hi Caitlyn, >>>> >>>> Just to add to this: if you need the ftp protocol onlyt to download stuff >>>> from elsewhere, then finder can do the job as well, and then you won’t >>>> need a dedicated ftp client. Just hit command plus k when you are in >>>> finder. This opens a dialog where you enter a url. This url can also >>>> start off with ftp colon slash slash, rather than with http colon slash >>>> slash. So, say you want to connect to a server called ftp.somewhere.com. >>>> Here’s how to do it. If the port for ftp is the standard one, i.e. if it >>>> is simply 21, then you hit command k, you then type >>>> ftp://ftp.somewhere.com into the text field, and you then hit connect. >>>> Your username and password will be asked for. Enter them and you will be >>>> in. To get a list view, hit command plus the number 2. >>>> >>>> This remote ftp server then looks just like a normal finder window. You >>>> can copy files by hitting command plus c on them, you can traverse >>>> folders etc, and then if you go to your desktop, downloads folder etc, >>>> then you can hit command v to paste and download the files you selected, >>>> from the ftp server. >>>> >>>> If the ftp server you are connecting to uses a non-standard port that >>>> it’s listening on for your incoming ftp connection, then you simply >>>> append a colon, and the port number to the name of the server. >>>> So: command plus k, and then: >>>> ftp://ftp.somewhere.com:4094 >>>> where 4094 is the non-standard port number the server requirees, if >>>> applicable. >>>> >>>> Hth, >>>> Paul. >>>>> On 06 Jul 2015, at 19:45, Caitlyn Furness <caitlyn.furn...@gmail.com> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Hi, >>>>> Can anyone suggest a good ftp client for use with the mac? 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