There are lots of ftp clients available for beginning webmasters. Take, for example, the FTP Commander (free version). Beginners tend to view the absence of extra keys as one of the program’s large pluses. But how many keys are actually needed for working comfortably, and what kind of program do professionals choose? This is like asking which is better, a large limousine or a sports car? It all depends on the situation and the purpose for which it's needed.

In this sense FTP Commander Deluxe was designed for the most demanding webmasters and has just about everything the professional expects from similar programs and even a little more.

Secure ftp client includes all current safety standards, such as SSL, TLS, SSH, PGP, password encryption. FTP client supports multithreading data transfer, the ability to synchronize folders and files, scripting, and 128-256 bit encryption. You can create separate rules for error handling, file copying, event handling, and determine what actions the program should perform after completing these processes.

Let’s examine the capabilities of FTP Commander Deluxe program in more detail. Don’t worry, you won’t see forty windows and links to a lot of hidden functions. The program has a very visual, convenient and intuitive interface with "drag-and-drop” support. There’s nothing superfluous, meaning that both the novice and the advanced user can start working immediately in a familiar environment.

Deluxe ftp client creates all the necessary number of sessions to support single file transfer. This allows you to continue navigating a site during file transfer. Program settings allow you to provide "smart" rules for renaming files and handling extensions, rules for changing the registry and adjusting the transmission mode (ASCII or Binary), and there is also a special editor for CR-LF symbols. This is very important for editing scripts. The ftp program can automatically switch into or out of passive transmission mode if it is necessary to correct mistakes in the connection's parameter input.

The FTP client is equipped with a very convenient site manager (ftp server editor), which allows you to work easily with a large number of sites, and it has a built-in zip archiver, so you can keep an archived copy of the site on the server and automatically extract compressed files, which reduces the number of extra steps for the user.