Free FTP Software: A Review Of Fling

A fling might be seen to others as a short relationship or even a way to angrily hurl an object, but to computer geeks a fling is an FTP client that values simplicity over too many bells and whistles. For those looking for a great FTP program for absolutely free, the Fling FTP client is a very worthy look for the pricing.

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.

When one wants to send information to a LAN, or local area network, they'll have to spend a couple of minutes finding the LAN and even ten minutes connecting to it properly. But if the network is already connected, Fling can send the information instantly to the LAN that is in need of the information. It's quite handy to think a free program would have this feature, while the majority of paid programs don't.

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.

Downloads for the Fling cilent will come as an EXE or a ZIP. Since the program is only for Windows, users won't have to worry about other file types that other operating systems use such as the TAR extension. Those on a slow connection should download the ZIP file, while those who don't have a ZIP archival tool should go for the EXE counterpart.

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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