different sftp plugins - what are the differences?

[zaffi]

http://ghisler.ch/board/viewtopic.php?p=258586#258586

i'm working with Ghisler's sFTP plugin.

Personally, what I need most in Ghisler's plugin is:

more caching and look-ahead, for much faster directory browsing
more KeepAlive,
easier work with editing files,
slightly better connection error management.

from the description, I don't see if the above items are addresded in the other plugin.

so - what are the differences between the plugins?

[bebbo]

i'm working with Ghisler's sFTP plugin.

I'm working with SFTP4TC (unsurprisingly)

Personally, what I need most in Ghisler's plugin is:

more caching and look-ahead, for much faster directory browsing

In SFTP4TC you can enable/disable caching. There is no lookahead (IMHO lookahead is futile).

more KeepAlive,

In SFTP4TC you can configure null packets each n seconds and/or enable tcp keep alive. What "more" is needed?

easier work with editing files,

What is easier than pressing F4 to edit?

slightly better connection error management.

Maybe, I am not aware of any problems in SFTP4TC

from the description, I don't see if the above items are addressed in the other plugin.

If there is something missing or not working, open a ticket at http://sourceforge.net/p/sftp4tc/tickets/

so - what are the differences between the plugins?

SFTP4TC is based on PuTTY. The plugins benefits from the many PuTTY features. What I like most:
- all PuTTY sessions are instant available - no double configuration.
- with Pageant (PuTTY authentication agent) I load the keys once (entering the passwords) then I can open PuTTY sessions / SFTP connections without entering passwords, plus the password is not stored somewhere.

Bebbo

[zaffi]

i'm working with Ghisler's sFTP plugin.

I'm working with SFTP4TC (unsurprisingly)

Personally, what I need most in Ghisler's plugin is: more caching and look-ahead, for much faster directory browsing

In SFTP4TC you can enable/disable caching. There is no lookahead (IMHO lookahead is futile).

And INHO, the reasons against/in favor of read-ahead are nearly the same as the reasons for caching.

more KeepAlive,

In SFTP4TC you can configure null packets each n seconds and/or enable tcp keep alive. What "more" is needed?

Ghisler's plugin seem to reconnect every once in a while, even though the indicators seem that the session is on (the "ftp transfer pane" at the top of the screen, the color of the sftp-profile at "\\\Secure FTP" folder)

easier work with editing files,

What is easier than pressing F4 to edit?

(sorry, this is actually OK! i was confused with the olf FTP behavior)

slightly better connection error management.

Maybe, I am not aware of any problems in SFTP4TC

Sometimes Ghisler's plugin is "stuck" in an endless loop trying to connect or reconnect to the server.
I don't know on which conditions, and I don't know how to recreate the problem.
But it happens to me twice a month.

so - what are the differences between the plugins?

SFTP4TC is based on PuTTY. The plugins benefits from the many PuTTY features. What I like most:
- all PuTTY sessions are instant available - no double configuration.
- with Pageant (PuTTY authentication agent) I load the keys once (entering the passwords) then I can open PuTTY sessions / SFTP connections without entering passwords, plus the password is not stored somewhere.

ghisler's plugin also use Putty's Pageant (see below).
Is there a difference in the implementations?


Image: http://i60.tinypic.com/wl0g0.jpg

Also, in Ghisler's plugin: most upload/download/reconnect operations are performed in the FOREGROUND.
So if I have a slow connection, i have to wait for each operation's dialog to finish (or work on another TC session).