Archived - Mac OS X 10.2 or Later: Cannot Copy to FTP Servers in the Finder

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server volumes available in the Finder have read-only access, even when the FTP server is set to allow you write access.

If you want to copy files from a Mac OS X computer to an FTP server, you need to use an application other than the Finder.

You can use the Terminal utility or a third-party FTP utility such as:

• Interarchy, by Stairways Software (http://interarchy.com/)
• Fetch, by Fetch Softworks (http://fetchsoftworks.com/)
• Transmit, by Panic, Inc. (http://www.panic.com/transmit/)

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