> There is more file transfer than ftp:
> The smb protocol (aka: samba on unix, file sharing on M$Windows).
> Mail the files from the remote to the local account.
> If your server is on unix and the webserver is on, put your 
> file in the
> .../vnc/classes/. directory (no subdirectory) and download it 
> with your
> browser (http://vncserver:58##/filespec, exchange ## with your display
> number). Be warned, don't use .vnc estentions here, the will 
> get mangled by
> the vnc-web-server.
> 
> If no filetransfer is available between the machines, there 
> is most likely a
> reason.
FTP is a lousy file transfer protocol anyhow. I (personally) would recommend 
installing a sshd as mentioned (you can use the cygwin one for windows). If you want 
file transfer, then use any of the supported file transfer (scp or sftp) modes; the 
file transfers are well encrypted, you can trivally arrange to tunnel your VNC session 
over it (with compression!) and best yet, get a *very* low bandwidth shell to run 
command line applications with. the client side is standard on most versions of unix, 
has supported clients for almost all platforms, and the puTTY free-beer windows 
clients are excellent.

> The acceptance is in the restrictions of a telnet session: 
> Only terminal access: text terminal and keyboard. 
not really much of a restriction - there is little or nothing I can't do from a 
console that I *can* do from a gui - sometimes it takes a little work to find out how 
to do it (MS aren't exactly forthcoming on exactly what registry settings or files get 
tweaked, and don't provide command line tools as standard) but you can usually manage.
>From a security point of view, telnet is even worse than vnc (which at least makes 
>some effort to not transmit the key in plaintext). Updates are sent in the clear, and 
>it is possible to "take over" a telnet session with the right packages in place at 
>any point after the session is established. I try not to allow it on my network, 
>never mind though a firewall.
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