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for the security conscious, use sftp...
Authored by: baronworm on Feb 09, '04 11:39:39AM
Don't forget that, when connecting via FTP, your username and password are sent in clear text across the network. Perhaps this isn't a concern for home users, but if you're wireless (and who doesn't wanna be wireless someday...) it's a real good idea to stick to encrypting your password, a la SFTP.

To use SFTP (which is really just a component of the ssh protocol), your Mac only needs to have "Remote Login" enabled, and on your PC you should use a freeware SFTP client app. (I use WinSCP)

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