CAPTAIN FTP

Make FTP Simple

File Sharing with Captain FTP

Captain FTP is the very first FTP Client to allow local network FTP users to share files directly between each other. As FTP is considered to be the most effective way to distribute files over the Internet, why not take it further and allow users to connect each other?>

How is Sharing Files with Captain FTP different from P2P solutions?

Typically, users can share files using many of the well-known P2P solutions. It is easy to find a file to be downloaded from the millions of anonymous virtual friends. We could class it as a file-centric network of unknown friends. So far this has been mostly utilized for recreational needs such as sharing mp3s and movies but very few direct business applications have resulted because business requires dedicated receivers and named sources.

With Captain FTP the situation has been changing as it now offers a friend-centric network of shared files. Captain FTP has incorporated the user friendly attributes of P2P file sharing and re-engineered it into a workable business application using the power of the FTP engine. As FTP is the most efficient way of transferring files to and from selected servers, the next logical step is to utilize this power to allow users to connect with each other directly and benefit from the power and ease of use of FTP.

The simplest way to privately publish your data.

Push or Pull technology

There are many arguments supporting or discrediting both forms of data transfers.

Email uses the push option but this has led to users having to deal with spam but still has many benefits. RSS famously uses pull which results in regular news updates but can place strain on the servers where the news originates from due to constant polling by aggregators.

Captain FTP users can use both methods to share files. File can be transferred to or from another Captain FTP user.

However file sharing with Captain FTP offers a third way for users and this is previewing the files remotely. Users can decide before sending or downloading a file from another Captain FTP user by opening it using Captain FTP’s built-in file viewers.

The benefits of Sharing Files with Captain FTP?

Sharing files with Captain FTP is also more secure than traditional P2P solutions. User know exactly where the shared files are coming from as Captain FTP only allows users to share selected files/folders with other selected Trusted Captain FTP users - files are not openly available for just anyone to download, users can control who they share their confidential work with. Users may choose to share files with their colleagues existing within the company network using Bonjour or with remote users such as customers, business partners using IP.

The challenge behind this technology is to provide users with a secure platform to share their work, and collaborate on projects before their work is published on a remote FTP Server. Captain FTP allows users to reduce the workflow needed to complete projects by reducing the number of steps needed to complete projects and makes it easier to meet tight deadlines.

Using FTP to share files allows users to push the files to shared folders where the files are easily accessible by those who need to view them or work on them.

For example some news editors use Captain FTP to allow the editing chief to preview the news item before it is published. The editor may place (push) the file in a shared folder which the Chief Editor may simply open to review the material.

Not only is it quicker to retrieve a file from a colleague than download it from the remote server but it also reduces the time to finalize a project by removing the tedious steps of uploading a file to the FTP server after changes are made.

Similar to other shareware products Captain FTP is distributed only electronically and you can find it on versiontracker.com or macupdate.com under the following links:
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/12941
http://www.macupdate.com/info.php/id/6986

For further information, please use the following links:
Product information portal: http://www.captainftp.com
Company information: http://www.xdsnet.net