Ftp
 

can anyone suggest really good and easy to use FTP programs? i want one that i can use for a long time... something free or cheap...

Core ftp is free.......... http://www.coreftp.com/

but i really like and use Cute ftp myself......... http://www.cuteftp.com/cuteftp/

i use Cute FTP Pro, altho its not free its good.

I did used BulletFTP once and it worked good for me. and its free.

http://smartftp.com

i use smartftp - its free for personal and educational use

Features

Windows XP / IE like user interface
XP Theme Support
Multilingual (more than 20 languages)
TLS / SSL (128 bit)
IPv6
Unicode / UTF8 / MBCS Support
Drag & Drop within internal windows and from/to Explorer
Multi Connections (remote and local)
FXP support
Enhanced NAT Support
UPnP (Universal Plug and Play), ICS, ICF
Transfer Queue
- Scheduling
- Uploads/Downloads/FXP
- Unlimited simultaneous threads
International Domain Names (IDN)
Favorites as used in IE
Global History
Recursive Downloads / Uploads / Deletes
Resume for broken Transfers (ul/dl/fxp)
Background Transfers
Proxy / Firewall support
SOCKS5, SOCKS4, SOCKS4A, HTTP Proxy
Wingate, Winproxy, CSM, Checkpoint FW-1, Raptor
Passive Transfer Mode (PASV)
Backup Tool
Bands
Local Folder Browser, Transfer Queue
FTP URL (ftp://user:pw@ftp.host.net:port/path ) support
URL Watcher
Cache Remote Directories
ASCII, Skip and Priority Lists
FTP command line
Active Log Control and Logging to File
Quick / Recent Folders
Custom Commands
CHMOD (Properties)
and much more ...

I highly agree SmartFTP. Its the easiest and fastest FTP ive used. And, ITS FREE! :)

theres 1 called free ftp, really simple enter details and click connect and thats it. I use it for UX Map Site

i use FlashFXP :)