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                     FileZilla-noupdate Client
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                Copyright (C) 2004-2022  Tim Kosse
                  https://filezilla-project.org/
                        
What the heck is this?
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FileZilla's stated philosophy in the matter of updating the software is not at all uncommon, although their practice of it is.

See:
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=53934
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=54990&p=181576
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=54014&p=177466
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=53842&p=176867
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=53788&p=176689
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=35330&p=175936
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=53581&p=175930
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=53458&p=175595
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=45672&p=174279
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=53018&p=174155
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=52855&p=173563
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=35330&p=173138
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=45672&p=173136
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=51406&p=170162
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=51406&p=170160
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=51093&p=169149
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=51073&p=169053
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=49830&p=165549
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=49047&p=163039
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=41373&p=160754
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=35330&p=145364
https://forum.filezilla-project.org/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=36016&p=133109

noupdate changes
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- Halts update check obsolete timer
- Default settings have update checking set to never
- Icons changed slightly to denote the build you're running (a stale colour, heh)

Supported systems
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FileZilla-noupdate has been tested specifically (although not extensively) with the following:
- Windows 10
- Windows 11
- Debian 10 (Buster)
- Debian 11 (Bullseye)

The following are also presumed to work:
- Windows 8.1 
- Major Linux distributions
- FreeBSD and other BSD variants
- Mac OS X

Tested architectures:
- x86-64 / amd64

FileZilla may be able to run on additional systems and architectures.



Overview
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FileZilla Client is a free, open source FTP, FTPS and SFTP client.

This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
(at your option) any later version.

Features
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- Supports FTP, FTP over SSL/TLS (FTPS) and SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP)
- Cross-platform
- IPv6 support
- Available in many languages
- Supports resume and transfer of large files >4GB
- Easy to use Site Manager and transfer queue
- Bookmarks
- Drag & drop support
- Speed limits
- Filename filters
- Directory comparison
- Network configuration wizard
- Remote file editing
- Keep-alive
- HTTP/1.1, SOCKS5 and FTP Proxy support
- Logging to file
- Synchronized directory browsing
- Remote file search
- Tabbed interface to connect to multiple servers


Contact
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Project website: https://filezilla-project.org
IRC:             #filezilla on chat.freenode.net
Project leader:  mailto:tim.kosse@filezilla-project.org (Support requests per
                 mail will be ignored)