In Midnight Commander when you press ctrl + \ you can access directory hotlist and you can quickly choose connection you want to establish. The problem is – you cannot by default save passwords, so every time you select this connection you need to input it. Sure, it’s safe to do so, but if using them in your desktop and you’re the only user of it – you can expect a bit more pragmatic approach....
You can easily create a fully functional, basic Maven repository on your web hosting provider’s account. It will give others the possibility to access your released artifacts using clean URLs (like yoursite.com/maven or maven.yoursite.com) or use it as a repository straight from the Maven. To achieve it, you’ll need to: create Maven FTP user, create a subdomain (optional), add Maven server configuration, add distribution management to your pom.xml, add Maven FTP wagon provider, use your repository in client projects....