Unable to force FileZilla to use insecure plain FTP in QuickConnect toolbar

[nrbrtx]

I'm using FileZilla since Ubuntu 12.04 LTS - here it was 3.5.3.
Now I upgraded to Ubuntu 16.04 LTS - it has 3.15.0.2.

Steps to reproduce:

1. Install FTP server which support both connections types - plain FTP and FTPES.
2. Try to connect in both modes from FileZilla:

2.a. write ​ftp://server in Host field to connect with plain insecure FTP in QuickConnect toolbar
2.b. write ftpes://server in Host field to connect with explicit FTP over TLS in QuickConnect

Expected results:

• Previous version (3.5.3 in my case) reacts on user input as expected. It connects as FTP when FTP was requested (​ftp://server in Host field) and as FTPES when FTPES was requested (ftpes://server in Host field).

Actual results:

• Modern FileZilla uses TLS even if user requested plain FTP in QuickConnect field.

I understand that you care about user privacy, but please make FileZilla respect user configuration.
User may want to use plain FTP from QuickConnect bar, not from SiteManager.

[Tim Kosse]

Please update to the most recent version of FIleZilla, we cannot support extremely outdated versions.

[nrbrtx]

This problem exists in modern FileZilla too.
I tested 3.27.1 under Ubuntu and Windows.
It ignores ​ftp:// in QuickConnect toolbar.
It is safe but not user-friendly.

Please fix this bug.

[Tim Kosse]

This is intentional. As plain FTP is insecure it is made hard to use. In a future version there will be warnings you have to click away each time you connect to an FTP server that does not support FTP over TLS.