Preferences - General
Login:
Default User Name: Default User Name used to connect to FTP servers. Use anonymous for anonymous login.
Default Password: Default User Password used to connect to FTP servers. Should be your e-mail address for anonymous login.
Start Directory: The directory where will be stored by default all downloaded files.
Predefined Logins:
Here you can define predefined logins. Predefined logins are used by the FastConnectBar to allow you to enter an UserName and a Password with just one click.
Remote:
Start Directory: Which directory to access at connection time. It's recommended to leave this field empty.
Host Type: Default HostType. In most case, it's recommended to set this field to Auto-detect.
Transfer Type: Default Transfer Type.Available choices are: Auto-detect Binary ASCII In most case, it's recommended to set this field to Auto-detect.
Port: The FTP port used by default. Recommended value is 21.
Preferences - Appearance
View:
Check here each element you want to be displayed. Uncheck those that you don't want to see.
Local Directory:
You can choose here to hide by default some columns of the Local Panel.
Remote Directory:
You can choose here to hide by default some columns of the FTP Panel.
Preferences - Applications
Internet:
Define here which applications IglooFTP PRO will run when selected in the "Tools" menu of the Main Menu Bar. Check "use Netscape" if you want to use Netscape by default
Other:
Text Editor: The default text editor to be used.
Xterm: The default X Terminal to be used.
Preferences - Advanced
Connection:
Retry Count: How many times IglooFTP PRO will attempt to connect to a server before to give up. Default is 10.
Retry Delay: How many seconds to wait between each connection attempt. Default is 3.
Timeouts:
Connection: Maximum time interval in seconds to wait for an answer from the server at connection time. Default is 30.
Transfer: Maximum time interval in seconds to wait for an answer from the server after a FTP command has been sent. Default is 90.
Buffers:
The size, in bytes, of the data buffers used to send or receive files. Default for both is 4096.
Double-Click Action:
What IglooFTP PRO will do each time you double-click a file listed in the Local or FTP panel.
Available choices are: None: Do nothing. Open: View a file. Edit: Edit a file. Transfer: Transfer (Upload or Download) a file. Queue: Add a file to the Queue. Default is "View" for Local Files, and "Transfer" for Remote Files.
Advanced Options:
Anti-Idle: If checked, IglooFTP PRO will send the NOOP command to a server at the specified seconds interval. This will prevent the server to close the connection after a period of inactivity. Default is Checked, with a 45 seconds interval.
Resolve Links: Check this if you want that files or directories be displayed rather than links. Default is Checked.
URL Clipboard Monitoring: If checked, this will allow you to easily connect to a FTP server by copying an FTP Url in the Clipboard. Note that you can temporarily disable URL Clipboard Monitoring by pressing CTRL when copying a URL in the Clipboard. Default is Checked.
Display:
Host Welcome Message: Check this to see the initial welcome message sent by the server at connection time. Default is Checked.
Host Directory Message: Check this to see the information message sent by the server when you access a directory for the first time. Default is Unchecked.
Preferences - Transfer
Uploads / Downloads:
Choose here to preserve the filename case of each Uploaded / Downloaded file, or to UperCase / LowerCase each filename.
TimeStamp Local Files: If checked, each uploaded file will be dated to match the date of the upload.
Preserve Date: If checked, each downloaded file will have the date of the original file located on the FTP server.
Duplicate Files Action:
Set here ( for both Manual Transfers and Queued Transfers ) what IglooFTP PRO will do whenever you download a file that already exists on your computer, or upload a file that already exists on the server.
Available choices are: Ask Always: You will be prompted to choose what to do. Overwrite Always: IglooFTP PRO will always overwrite an existing file. Resume Always: IglooFTP PRO will always append to the existing file the last part of the transferred file. Resume if Smaller: Like the above, but only if the existing file size is smaller than the transferred file one. Skip Always: No transfer will be done. Default is "Ask Always" for Manual Transfers and "Resume if Smaller" for Queued Transfers.
Queue:
Maximum File Transfer Attempts: How many time the queue will attempt to transfer a file before to give up.
Preferences - Commands
LIST arguments:
Here you can personalize the arguments used with the LIST Command. The LIST Command is used to retrieve directories listing.
Use program defaults: If checked the default LIST arguments will always be used.
Preferences - Firewall
Host:
Address: Address of the Firewall Host.
Port: Port on which to connect to the Firewall host.
User ID: User ID (name) to be used when logging on Firewall Host.
Password: Password to be used when logging on Firewall Host.
Firewall Type: The type of your Firewall. If you don't know it, ask your administrator, or try each type.
Settings accepted by some common Firewalls:
(Port values are those commonly used and may differ)
Wingate:
Firewall Type: USER user @ site:port Port: 21 Firewall Type: SOCKS V4 Port: 1080 Firewall Type: SOCKS V5 Port: 1080
WinProxy or ComSocks:
Firewall Type: USER user @ site Port: 21 Firewall Type: SOCKS V4 Port: 1080 Firewall Type: SOCKS V5 Port: 1080
Options:
Enable Firewall Access: Must be checked to enable Firewall access.
PASV: Enable PASV mode. It's recommended to leave this checked.
Preferences - Cache
Remote Directories Caching (RDC):
When enabled RDC make directories navigation faster by keeping filelistings in cache.
Enable remote directories caching: Enable or disable RDC. Default is Checked.
Clean directory listings in cache after __ days: How many days to keep filelistings in cache. Default is 0.
Click the Clean Now button if you want to empty the cache.
Console Log:
You can set here the maximum number of lines to be displayed in the Console Window. Default is 250.
Preferences - Security
NOTE: When defined in the Preferences Dialog box, these settings will apply to all FTP Servers you will connect to. In many cases it would be preferable to define these settings on a "per site" basis by adding a site to the site manager, then by defining special settings for this site in the Site Properties dialog box.
Commands / Transfers Encryption:
Protocol:The encryption protocol to be used.
Available choices are: TLSv1 with SSLv2 and SSLv3 support TLSv1 with SSLv2 support Stanford SRP authentication system
Note that the chosen protocol must be supported by the FTP Server(s) you want to connect to.
Encrypt:
In a secure FTP session, FTP commands and file transfers can be encrypted. You should always choose to encrypt FTP commands as it ensures that sensitive data (like the password you use to login) will be protected. But in many cases you should not choose to encrypt file transfers (unless you are transferring sensitive files). Because encrypted file transfers are slower and more resources consuming than usual file transfers, they should be used only when they are absolutely needed.
Available choices are:
No encryption:
FTP Commands and File transfers will NOT be encrypted.
Commands:
Encrypt FTP Commands. Disconnect if FTP Commands can't be encrypted.
Commands [if possible]:
Encrypt FTP Commands if possible. Don't disconnect if FTP Commands can't be encrypted.
Commands, Transfers:
Encrypt FTP Commands and File Transfers. Disconnect if FTP Commands or File Transfers can't be encrypted.
Commands, Transfers [if possible]:
Encrypt FTP Commands, and File Transfers if possible. Disconnect only if FTP Commands can't be encrypted.
Commands [if possible], Transfers [if possible]:
Encrypt FTP Commands and File Transfers. Don't disconnect if FTP Commands or File Transfers can't be encrypted.
Password Encryption:
In a non-secure FTP session passwords are always sent in clear text (this is a limitation of the FTP protocol) making easy for an attacker to intercept them. By encrypting password IglooFTP Pro can prevent such interception.
Supported Password Encryption Methods are: OTP OPIE/SKey with MD4 encoding OTP OPIE/SKey with MD5 encoding OTP OPIE/SKey with SHA1 encoding
It's highly recommended that you set the Encryption Method to "Auto-detect" so IglooFTP PRO will automatically detect if the FTP server you are connecting to support any of these encryption methods, and will encrypt passwords each time they can be.
Preferences - SSL/TLS
SSL Client Certificate
When you try to connect to a SSL enabled FTP server you may be requested to identify yourself by sending a client certificate. Indicate here wich certificate (and its associated private key) IglooFTP PRO should send in such a case. If the private key is encoded with a passphrase, then you need to indicate this passphrase as well.
NOTE: In most cases SSL enabled FTP servers will not require a client certificate. It's perfectly possible to use IglooFTP PRO, and SSL securised FTP sessions, without having your own certificate.
SSL Trusted Server Certificate
Each time you connect to a SSL enabled FTP server, this server will send you a certificate that identify it. You will then be offered the choice to accept or reject this certificate. You can also add this certificate into the IglooFTP PRO trusted certificates directory, so it will be automatically accepted each time you connect to this server.
Certificates added to the trusted certificates directory appear in the SSL Trusted Certificate list. You can view them and remove any of them from the trusted certificates directory.
Preferences - Stanford SRP
SRP accepted ciphers
Here you can select which cipher(s) will be used when connecting to a SRP enabled FTP Server. As IglooFTP PRO will select the most appropriate cipher among the ones supported by the server, it's recommended to select all ciphers. You should at least select one cipher.
SRP accepted hash
Here you can select which hash algorithms will be used when connecting to a SRP enabled FTP Server. As IglooFTP PRO will select the most appropriate hash algorithm among the ones supported by the server, it's recommended to select all hash algorithms. You should at least select one hash algorithm.
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