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Transmit for iOS

91 points by cylo 12y ago

borkt 12y ago
Will this allow me to remotely handle FTP transfers from say a server to my laptop while I am at work? Sometimes I would like to have control of transmit from my phone
- JoshTheGeek 12y ago
  No
ntaso 12y ago
10$, the developer in me is glad that other indie companies take such a move and don't participate in the race to the bottom of app pricings.
brotoss 12y ago
Wait so will this allow me to download music to my phone from my ahem cloud server? edit: e.g. circumventing plugging my phone into my computer, launching itunes, etc.
- antsar 12y ago
  You may be interested in Subsonic[1] and an iOS client like iSub[2]. That lets you download music to your phone from your ahem cloud server. Also to any other computer. The Android app[3] is nice as well. [1] http://www.subsonic.org/ http://www.subsonic.org/ [2] http://isubapp.com/ http://isubapp.com/ [3] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.subsonic.androidapp https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforg...
- joelkesler 12y ago
  I would also recommend checking out "StreamToMe"[1] and its server/transcoding app "ServeToMe". The client app works on iOS and Mac, while the server app works on both mac and windows. The good support for most audio and video formats (including the ability to stream the original file or transcode it to reduce bit-rate) and the dead simple set up are great. I am quite impressed with how it works, and find it much easier to work with than Subsonic and other Java based media. [1] http://zqueue.com/streamtome/ http://zqueue.com/streamtome/ (not affiliated, just a fan)
never_supported 12y ago
I would recommend against buying this app. Here's what will happen, as happens with every bit of Panic software - 1. You'll buy it 2. You'll do a quick test case - yup, it works 3. You'll love it because it works and looks damn good 4. Panic will never enhance the app 5. Panic will rarely, if ever, fix bugs in the app 5a. Panic will release "bug fixes" to reset their poor app store rating without actually fixing any bugs 5b. Panic will give you a craptastic recipe for clam chowder in their update notes 6. Panic will never properly support newer iOS versions or devices 7. Panic will release version 2.0 - MAYBE adding a trinket of functionality and possibly more bugs
- serve_yay 12y ago
  I don't really know what to say, they've been updating and supporting Transmit forever.
  - saurik 12y ago
    Maybe they are/were different on Mac? The experience of owning Prompt for iOS would be essentially exactly what was described (it never really worked correctly, is still not updated for iOS 7, changelog was, in fact, a recipe for clam chowder, etc.), minus the final "2.0" bullet (which I would love to hear more about: what product did they do that with to cause that bullet to be on the list?). (To be clear: I am personally entirely fine with the idea that software needs to be paid for, and wish they could charge for upgrades in a reasonable fashion so as to have a real business model; but the emphasis on form over function, with tons of marketing and descriptions about how pretty the software is when core functionality like terminal emulation never worked correctly, is really irksome.)
    - samps 12y ago
      FYI, I've been on the Prompt 2.0 beta and it's seeming nearly baked: you may not have much longer to wait.
      - saurik 12y ago
swartkrans 12y ago
I wish software would stop supporting FTP. It's a clear text protocol. Everything is sent in the clear text. Anyone on the wifi hotspot, any one listening at your ISP, all the way to your host knows exactly what you're uploading or downloading. Someone asked for FTP support for our product and I said no way. We'd support SFTP, but not FTP, and neither really should anyone else. People don't want FTP, they want to transfer their files, but they're lazy and don't understand the security implications and they're going to keep using FTP until software changes.
- r00fus 12y ago
  You know that some banks and financial institutions still use FTP - they simply PGP/GPG encrypt the files.
- ChrisLTD 12y ago
  I agree that no one should be using FTP anymore. However, this is a problem for server admins to solve, not Panic.
- arb99 12y ago
  Almost all FTP programs have sFTP support built in (and I can't see FTP programs starting to call themselves SFTP programs). I know transmit for mac does support sftp (and a few other things like amazon s3, webdav), so despite this being an FTP program I would expect the iOS version to support sftp.
- Spiritus 12y ago
  How about FTPS[1]? [1] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTPS http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTPS
enneff 12y ago
What a weird world, where giving a networked device the ability to upload, download, and manage files is described as a "super power". Crazy.
UVB-76 12y ago
Any views on the new Panic Sync [1] functionality being rolled out with this app? Presumably entrusting your passwords/keys to a third party is a bad idea, regardless of any assurances given? [1] http://panic.com/sync/ http://panic.com/sync/

91 points by cylo 12y ago

borkt 12y ago

Will this allow me to remotely handle FTP transfers from say a server to my laptop while I am at work? Sometimes I would like to have control of transmit from my phone

JoshTheGeek 12y ago
No

ntaso 12y ago

10$, the developer in me is glad that other indie companies take such a move and don't participate in the race to the bottom of app pricings.

brotoss 12y ago

Wait so will this allow me to download music to my phone from my ahem cloud server? edit: e.g. circumventing plugging my phone into my computer, launching itunes, etc.

antsar 12y ago
You may be interested in Subsonic[1] and an iOS client like iSub[2]. That lets you download music to your phone from your ahem cloud server. Also to any other computer. The Android app[3] is nice as well. [1] http://www.subsonic.org/ http://www.subsonic.org/ [2] http://isubapp.com/ http://isubapp.com/ [3] https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforge.subsonic.androidapp https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=net.sourceforg...
joelkesler 12y ago
I would also recommend checking out "StreamToMe"[1] and its server/transcoding app "ServeToMe". The client app works on iOS and Mac, while the server app works on both mac and windows. The good support for most audio and video formats (including the ability to stream the original file or transcode it to reduce bit-rate) and the dead simple set up are great. I am quite impressed with how it works, and find it much easier to work with than Subsonic and other Java based media. [1] http://zqueue.com/streamtome/ http://zqueue.com/streamtome/ (not affiliated, just a fan)

never_supported 12y ago

I would recommend against buying this app. Here's what will happen, as happens with every bit of Panic software - 1. You'll buy it 2. You'll do a quick test case - yup, it works 3. You'll love it because it works and looks damn good 4. Panic will never enhance the app 5. Panic will rarely, if ever, fix bugs in the app 5a. Panic will release "bug fixes" to reset their poor app store rating without actually fixing any bugs 5b. Panic will give you a craptastic recipe for clam chowder in their update notes 6. Panic will never properly support newer iOS versions or devices 7. Panic will release version 2.0 - MAYBE adding a trinket of functionality and possibly more bugs

serve_yay 12y ago
I don't really know what to say, they've been updating and supporting Transmit forever.
- saurik 12y ago
  Maybe they are/were different on Mac? The experience of owning Prompt for iOS would be essentially exactly what was described (it never really worked correctly, is still not updated for iOS 7, changelog was, in fact, a recipe for clam chowder, etc.), minus the final "2.0" bullet (which I would love to hear more about: what product did they do that with to cause that bullet to be on the list?). (To be clear: I am personally entirely fine with the idea that software needs to be paid for, and wish they could charge for upgrades in a reasonable fashion so as to have a real business model; but the emphasis on form over function, with tons of marketing and descriptions about how pretty the software is when core functionality like terminal emulation never worked correctly, is really irksome.)
  - samps 12y ago
    FYI, I've been on the Prompt 2.0 beta and it's seeming nearly baked: you may not have much longer to wait.
    - saurik 12y ago

swartkrans 12y ago

I wish software would stop supporting FTP. It's a clear text protocol. Everything is sent in the clear text. Anyone on the wifi hotspot, any one listening at your ISP, all the way to your host knows exactly what you're uploading or downloading. Someone asked for FTP support for our product and I said no way. We'd support SFTP, but not FTP, and neither really should anyone else. People don't want FTP, they want to transfer their files, but they're lazy and don't understand the security implications and they're going to keep using FTP until software changes.

r00fus 12y ago
You know that some banks and financial institutions still use FTP - they simply PGP/GPG encrypt the files.
ChrisLTD 12y ago
I agree that no one should be using FTP anymore. However, this is a problem for server admins to solve, not Panic.
arb99 12y ago
Almost all FTP programs have sFTP support built in (and I can't see FTP programs starting to call themselves SFTP programs). I know transmit for mac does support sftp (and a few other things like amazon s3, webdav), so despite this being an FTP program I would expect the iOS version to support sftp.
Spiritus 12y ago
How about FTPS[1]? [1] http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTPS http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/FTPS

enneff 12y ago

What a weird world, where giving a networked device the ability to upload, download, and manage files is described as a "super power". Crazy.

UVB-76 12y ago

Any views on the new Panic Sync [1] functionality being rolled out with this app? Presumably entrusting your passwords/keys to a third party is a bad idea, regardless of any assurances given? [1] http://panic.com/sync/ http://panic.com/sync/