Communicator 3000 MPE/iX Release 6.0 (Platform Software Release C.60.00) (30216-90269)

100 Chapter 7

Interoperability and Internet Solutions

FTP Enhancements

by Raghuram B.

Commercial Systems Division

The following is an overview of new features available with FTP/iX.

Implementation of FTPSRVR under INETD

Until now, FTP/iX server service, FTPSRVR, was initiated by the

FTPMON process which was started by the JFTPSTRT.ARPA.SYS job.

The INETD/iX process will now replace the FTPMON process and the

JFTPSTRT.ARPA.SYS job will be replaced by JINETD.NET.SYS job.

Anonymous FTP Functionality

FTP/iX anonymous logon allows a restricted access to the MPE/iX ﬁle

system via the FTP/iX server, without the need for a logon account. The

remote user can access the FTP/iX anonymous environment by

specifying either one of the accepted user names 'anonymous' or 'ftp'

(these login id's are currently defacto standards).

Support for Non-Standard MPE/iX File Types

The following types of MPE/iX ﬁles can be transferred to a remote host

using FTP.

• Standard MPE ﬁles with ﬁxed, variable or bytestream format.

• Files with either binary or ASCII data types.

The Conﬁgurable Server Time-Out

Previous patch releases of FTP/iX 5.0 and 5.5 have a hard-coded inﬁnite

time-out value applied to the data connection timer of the FTP/iX

server. The FTP/iX client, which shares this data connection, has a

conﬁgurable time-out which is user-controlled through the TIMEOUT

command.

Hash Command

While transferring ﬁles, if the user desires to receive progress status

during ﬁle transmission, the hash command provides this capability.

REPLACE Command

This FTP/iX client controlled option allows the user to override the

default ﬁle placement strategy of FTP/iX (unconditional replacement of

the target ﬁle.)