Gibbon FTP

Gibbon FTP is a graphical (PM) FTP client. It is easy to use, yet is powerful and highly configurable.

The "servers" are contained in groups, much like files are in directories. This makes it easy to manage a large number of servers and make them easy to find. Each server has an alias, so you don't need to remember the hostname for a particular FTP site, but can give it a name more meaningful to you. You can also have multiple server objects that connect to the same FTP site, but with different settings, such as the starting remote directory.

There is a General Settings page for overall settings and defaults, plus each server has its own settings.

Downloaded files can be viewed using the internal text viewer, or using another program, such as a graphics program for viewing GIF files.

Some of the features include:


 * Multiple connections that allow you to continue looking through directories on the primary connection, while file transfers take place on the secondary connection.
 * Directory Caching that keeps the contents of directories in memory so the list doesn't have to be retrieved again when you return to a directory you have already visited.
 * If a connection fails because there are already too many people logged in to a server, Gibbon FTP can automatically retry at specified intervals.
 * Firewall support using "PASV" mode or gateways. If the gateway server requires you to log in, Gibbon FTP can handle it. It even has limited support for S/Key challenges.
 * All file transfers go through a Transfer Queue so you can add additional files at any time. The Transfer Queue itself can be paused, and each entry in the queue can be held.
 * Each session has a Transfer Status that shows all the information you could want on the status of file transfers. The filename, file size, bytes sent, elapsed time, estimated completion time, and a progress indicator are shown both for the current file, and for all files transferred in the current session.
 * Drag-and-drop for file transfer is fully supported.
 * The local directories and files windows are optional and can be toggled on or off.
 * A button bar on the session window makes common operations a single click. This is optional and may be turned off.
 * Context-sensitive Pop-up menus.
 * Colors and Fonts for all the windows easily customizable using either drag-and-drop, or easy to use notebook pages in the General Settings notebook.
 * Support for the following FTP servers: Unix, Unix compatible, IBM FTP Server for OS/2, Penguin FTPD, NeoLogic FTPD, Windows NT FTP Server, several brands of Novell FTP servers, Windows FTPD, Peter's Macintosh FTP daemon, NEWS-OS, TSX+ (PDP-11/LSI-11), MVS, VM, VM/VPS, VAX/VMS.

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Author

 * John C. Frickson