A Review On Fling: The Easiest FTP Client
August 6, 2008 – 5:52 amOne gem of the Internet most don’t know about is the Fling FTP client. No, the Fling FTP client isn’t at all related to a short termed relationship or even the act of hurling something- it’s a revolutionary FTP client that is being released as freeware. This completely free software, as most will see, can even compete with the paid competitors.
The creators of Fling FTP wanted to make a robust program that could be used on the go, and with little extras that would hinder the speed of the program. They successfully came up with a solution that binded itself to the Windows Explorer to give fast access to FTP commands. In effect, one only has to right click a file and send it to its destination- compare that to starting up a program and reading a manual just to send a file!
Network administrators know that network security is the bulk of their job- and they should only use certain programs to keep their security running high. Network administrators will be glad to know that Fling uses encryption to make all information sent over the network completely safe from hackers and “middle man” attacks that can compromise security.
Another aspect of Fling that makes it unique is the fact that it can connect to a local area network, or what is called a LAN, to transfer files. It’s hard to say the same about other FTP clients- even the ones that require payment to use! Obviously, Fling is great for system administrators who know what they are doing and what they need to run a stable network.
The FTP client is going to be ready for Windows systems back from Windows 98 up until Windows Vista. The Vista operating system in particular was a threat to the Fling client, since Vista has new architecture to work with. Thankfully the crew at Fling FTP made all of the necessary additions and improvements to keep the free software open for Vista users too.
Since the Fling FTP client is going to be for Windows based systems, Windows users can obtain the free software under both ZIP and EXE extensions. If the user doesn’t have a ZIP archival tool, they can use the one built into most versions of Windows. Otherwise, they can opt for the straight EXE file- although this will be a larger download as it isn’t going to be compressed via ZIP.
In Conclusion
Fling, as we can very well see, has too many benefits to pass up. The most nominal would of course be that it is completely free- and who can pass up a free FTP client? If the required space is met and one is running a Windows system, they are set to download the client and get started immediately.
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