Free FTP Software: A Review Of Fling

By Chris Channing

Contrary to the belief that a fling is a short relationship, computer nerds can attest that Fling is actually a free FTP client available to anyone with a Windows machine. The Fling FTP client is a freeware product that has recently announced support for Vista- and the features just keep rolling as new feature sets come out periodically.

Interestingly, Fling isn't going to use a standalone program to to most of the FTP work on a network. In fact, Fling FTP is built into Windows Explorer so that the process of transferring a file or folder is as easy as possible. Indeed, it is as simple as selecting a file with the right mouse click and sending it to its destination- it couldn't be more simple!

Fling takes security topics into mind quite carefully. Those who have been around since the dawn of the Internet will remember that FTP clients used to use passwords that were unencrypted- and anyone over a network could simply steal the password with ease. Fling remedies this by using SSL- a secure connection that encrypts such confidential credentials.

Transferring files over a local area network isn't something that the average FTP user is going to do. But when someone does indeed need to transfer files over a long term basis, or just wants an easier means of doing so, Fling can be used to ensure that the process is as painless as possible.

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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