Add support for FTP-SSL (AUTH TLS)

[martin-braun]

Hi,

I'd like to use bsync to sync files on my hoster, but my hoster only allows me to transfer files using FTPS, not SFTP.

Unfortunately, on the attempt to connect I get this error message, so I assume FTPS is not supported:

$ ./bsync www ftps://username:password@example.com
ssh: Could not resolve hostname ftps: nodename nor servname provided, or not known
Error: could not open SSH connection.

I'd love to see this being implemented, or at least, get a suitable alternative that is a binary that requires no installation whatsoever.

[dooblem]

Hello @l-Marty-l
Unfortunately bsync is heavily based on rsync which does not support FTP nor FTPS.
Technically, rsync is using SSH ie more than SFTP : it need to run commands on the remote host.

What you could try is mounting your FTPS share with fuse locally, then run bsync locally between a local folder and a mounted folder.