FlashFXP

FlashFXP is a FTP client for Microsoft Windows by the company Inicom Networks. The software provides a graphical user interface for the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) ready. Both common client - to-server transfers and server - to-server transfers ( FXP ) are supported.

According to the manufacturer, it is the most widely used program of its kind, originally ruled as the first program, the File Exchange Protocol.

The following functions are supported:

  • Active FTP
  • Passive FTP
  • All popular FTP commands
  • SSL / TLS transfer
  • FXP FXP and SSL connections (server - to-server transfers) by PASV / PORT and SSCN
  • SFTP support from version 4.0
  • Multi-language support, version 3.4 (also German )
  • U3 and Portable support from version 3.4

History

In April 1998, the founder Charles DeWeese chatted with friends via Internet relay chat, who suggested him to program a separate FXP client because then clients in their opinion, not really to be effective.

After he refused a few weeks, but then he let himself be persuaded, and started working on " MyFXP " with Visual Basic 4 However, he soon realized that he would meet with Visual Basic quickly reach the limits of what is possible. One of his friends, ironically, the inventor of LeapFTP, hit him why Borland Delphi 4 in front, which he then continued his work. He named MyFXP in June of the year in FlashFXP to, and could already Version 1.0 July 23, 1998 to deploy.

Version 1.2 was the first shareware version of FlashFXP.

Version 2.0 was the implementation of SSL / TLS support a milestone for the developer.

Circa 2003 FlashFXP gained such a great reputation, so it was no longer possible DeWeese the development, support and sales to handle alone, so he earned an exclusive contract with iniCom Networks, Inc., and version 3.0 released.

Towards the end of 2009 FlashFXP part of the newly formed Open Sight Software, LLC. , Which is owned by DeWeese. Sales are now being carried out fully automatically by means of share-it, PayPal and FlashFXP site. Support is provided in direct contact with the developers and volunteers in the forum.

Version 4.0 offers a number of bug fixes, new features and a redesigned interface.

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