> I understand that, although I can't imagine why
> anyone, "just work" type or not, would want to use an
> alpha that can't reliably do something as crucial as file
> transfer.

Get to know the people here, then you'll understand!

But seriously, I too avoid v3 alpha completely. Neato things in there, but I'm happy just dealing with all my hardware quirks at this point in time, no need to add additional software ones.

-brendan