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> I cannot for the life of me remember the last time I landed on a page with FTP or had to use FTP in any way. I had to use it this past weekend to get some fi
by throw0101a 5y ago
> I cannot for the life of me remember the last time I landed on a page with FTP or had to use FTP in any way.
I had to use it this past weekend to get some firmware from the vendor for a network switch. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
- jedberg 5y agoThat was mentioned elsewhere and I agree that is a legit use case. But why would you use a web browser to get there, and not the built in client in your OS or one of many other client choices?
- throw0101a 5y agoBecause the firmware link came in an e-mail advisory, and I clicked on it, and it launched by web browser, which then saved it in my "Downloads" directory.
- GekkePrutser 5y agoMany oses don't come with FTP clients anymore either. I don't think Windows still does. They removed FTP and telnet in Windows 7 IIRC. Not that I'll really miss it in Firefox but still...