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Why would you say FTP is obsolete? For what it's worth, I still use it (for bulk file transfer).
by rkagerer 7mo ago
Why would you say FTP is obsolete? For what it's worth, I still use it (for bulk file transfer).
- joecool1029 7mo agochrome and firefox dropped support for it 5 years or so ago, it has had a lot of security issues over the years, was annoying over NAT, and there are better options for secure bulk transfers (sftp, rsync, etc)
- rkagerer 7mo agoI see, I assumed by ftp you also meant sftp.
- efreak 7mo agoDepending on your hardware (SBC), FTP can also be several times faster than SFTP for transferring files over a LAN. Though I'll admit to having used other protocols like torrents for large files that had bad transfers or other issues (low-quality connection issues causing dropped connections, etc).
- kbolino 7mo agoTFTP is also a good choice for transferring files over trusted networks to/from underpowered devices.