ncftp visual mode

[Gossamer]

I'm -sure- I remember ncftp having a visual mode, where there
was a line for the command input at the bottom and a status line
and the rest of the screen for output ... but it doesn't exist
in the Debian version I have (3.0.0). 

Am I going nuts?


bekj

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Re: ncftp visual mode

[Steve Lamb]

On Sat, Dec 12, 1998 at 10:18:24AM +, Gossamer wrote:
 in the Debian version I have (3.0.0). 

 Am I going nuts?

No, just need to RTFM.  IIRC it is explained that the visual mode was
removed from ncftp 3.x.  Personally, lftp is a much better client.  It
doesn't have visual mode, either, but I've never missed that.  But lftp, as
of 1.2, does automatic regetting, multiple connections, bandwidth throttling
on a per connection or global basis, mirroring that works both ways and
much, much more.  I wish there was a way to use lftp as the FTP client when
retrieving files with dpkg/dselect/apt.  

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