Global search engines crawl and index publicly accessible "anonymous" FTP servers. These are the best tools for finding rare files, software, or archives.
: One of the most popular modern crawlers for searching open FTP directories. ftp search
: Often cited in communities like r/opendirectories for locating functioning FTP servers. Global search engines crawl and index publicly accessible
: A powerful tool for technical searches. Use the query prot7:ftp to find FTP servers or ftp.banner:"bannerText" to search for specific server signatures. ftp search
Go to the menu and select Search remote files... (or press F3 ). Enter the Search directory (use / for the entire server).