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- WS_FTP - 97.05.17
- Windows Sockets FTP Client Application
- by John A. Junod
- Copyright (C) 1992-1997 by Ipswitch, Inc.
- All rights reserved.
-
- DESCRIPTION:
- ============
-
- This application is a standard File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client
- application for Windows Sockets. The user interface for this FTP
- client is designed with the novice FTP user in mind. Usage should
- be obvious. For more information on FTP please refer to the many
- different NETNEWS groups or one of the recent books on the Internet.
- WS_FTP32 is the 32 bit version of WS_FTP for Windows NT, Windows 95
- and Windows 3.x with Win32s.
-
- You can not run WS_FTP32 or WS_FTP95 with 16 bit Trumpet stack on
- Windows 95!!! WS_FTP32 and WS_FTP95 require a 32 bit network stack
- on a 32 bit operating system!
- (hint: get the 32 bit version of Trumpet if you want to run Trumpet)
-
- There are multiple versions of WS_FTP. These are included in the
- ZIP file with an INSTALL program.
-
- WS_FTP.exe (FTPPRO.exe) is designed to operate in a 16 bit environment
- but will work in any Windows environment.
-
- WS_FTP32.exe (FTP32PRO.exe) is designed to operate in a 32 bit
- environment as provided in Windows 3.x with Win32s,
- Windows 95, Windows NT and OS/2.
-
- WS_FTP95.exe (FTP95PRO.exe) is designed to operate in 32 bit multi-
- threaded environment as provided by Windows 95 and
- Windows NT. Usage under Win32s is not blocked but some
- features like remote edit may not work properly.
-
- For information about the free WS_FTP Limited Edition distribution
- program please visit www.ipswitch.com or send email to
- info@ipswitch.com or call (617) 676-5700.
-
- For information about distributing WS_FTP Professional please
- contact Ipswitch at info@ipswitch.com or call (617) 676-5700.
-
- For information about WS_FTP Professional, see the WS_FTP
- Limited Edition About box, or visit www.ipswitch.com.
-
- WHATS NEW
- =========
-
- 97.05.17 - 4.50
- (pro) added ability to type in change directory boxes
- (pro) added remember directory between sessions
- (pro) added append command (APPE)
- (pro) added ftppro16.dll/ftppro32.dll to PRO distribution (required)
- (pro) added development kit support
- - year 2000 support changes
- - added AOS/VS host type (no auto-detect)
- - added MUSIC host type
- - added WarFTPD host type
- - added UniTree host type
- - added QNX2 host type
- - added support for IBM OS2 server running at Brooks
- - added additional firewall support
- - added sorting to 16 bit versions
- - added wsftp16.dll/wsftp32.dll to free distribution (required)
- - corrections for VMS UCX
- - corrections for IBM MVS
- - corrections for Novell v4
- - corrections for auto detect of IBM VM VM/ESA VM/CMS
- - corrected a chmod initialization problem
- - correction for AS/400
- - removal option in INSTALL.EXE (removes everything including
- your ws_ftp.ini file!)
- - eliminated the horizontal split cursor
- - eliminated transfer status dialog interfering with the
- use of other applications during multi file transfers
- - install.ini change for passwords
- - extension conversion on View, Execute or Edit on NT 3.51/4.0
-
- 96.12.03 - 4.12
- all versions
- - added support for OS2200
- - added support for PRIMOS
- - added support for IBM TCP/IP WARP
- - added support for IBM MVS ftp server year 2000 change
- - corrected support for IBM AS/400
- - corrected support for new versions of QVT/Net 4.0 ???
- - corrected support for VMS-UCX
- - corrected support for Stratos VOS
- - PROCESSING CHANGE, view and edit honor the extensions
- setting if AutoMode is enabled. You can force transfer
- type (as always) by disabling AutoMode.
- - added support for multiple initialize commands (use
- a semi-colon ';' to separate each commnd, max len 250)
- - changed password encoding
- - re-enabled threading (ws_ftp32.exe and ws_ftp95.exe)
- - encoding of ACCOUNT in ini files and log files; accounts
- are processed like passwords
- - corrected local directory display in batch mode
- - corrected abort procedure
-
- ws_ftp95.exe / ftp95pro.exe
- - properties style connect dialogs
- - properties style options dialogs
- - added sort to options dialogs
- - added sounds option dialog
- - dramatically improved sorting using buttons at top of
- columns; sort by type, name, date, size; sort by extension
- if CTRL is down on click on name button; sort by type is
- three state sort, dirs on top, dirs mixed, files on top
- - CTRL + View, CTRL + Exec, CTRL + Edit prompts for viewer
- - added time offset adjustment value (in Startup tab)
- - correction of fill color for icons
- - reverted to prior processing method of remote file mask
- - chdir cache fail correction
- - improved abort procedure
- - corrected filename highlighting when column is narrow
- - updated help file
- - saves location of log window if open when save window positions
- - Added "Remote Edit uses Shell Execute" option to the General
- options dialog tab in the 95 versions. If this is checked,
- remote edit will use the 95 registry to determine what program
- to use to edit the remote file. If it is off (default) or the
- 95 registry doesn't contain the extension then processing is
- same as its always been and it will use associations defined
- in the associations dialog to edit a file or default to
- notepad (viewer) if it is not found there. (95)
- - corrected execute/edit with space in dir name
- - corrected refresh of local directory
-
- 96.08.21 - 4.04
- all versions
- - added HellSoft Novell host type
- - updated MAC Peter Server host type
- - updated IBM PC TCP/IP host type
- - command line changes
- - splash screen doesn't appear until winsock initialized
- ws_ftp95.exe / ftp95pro.exe
- - sort buttons above windows, adjustable columns
-
- 96.07.24 - 4.03 (only Pro released)
- all versions
- - command line changes
-
- 96.06.23 - 4.02 (only Pro released)
- all verisons
- - command line changes.
- - destination can be a directory (must end with a
- slash)
- - source can contain wildcards of * or ? in the
- basename (destination must be specified and must
- be a directory ending with a slash)
- - corrected upload transfer file names
- - transfer changes to alleviate upload problems on some
- network stacks
- ws_ftp95.exe
- - directory info is displayed in dir listings for some
- types of remote systems and always on local system.
- - directory entries can be included in sorts
-
- 96.05.22 - 4.01
- all versions
- - corrected transfer timeouts
- - corrected program options radio button grouping
- - corrected TANDEM file seperator
- - corrected hidden directory display problem
- - corrected retry routine
- pro
- - modified reget procedure to handle system reboots and reget
-
- 96.05.13 - 4.00
- (4 window version)
- all versions (16 and 32, le and pro)
- - multiple file rename
- - improved error messages, prompts
- - command line argument changes!!!! (see end of file)
- - right mouse popup menu changes (unique menus in listboxes)
- - added chmod to remote listbox popup menus
- - added move to listbox popup menus
- - help file updated
- ws_ftp pro, ws_ftp32 pro
- - implemented drag and drop between windows
- - implemented auto reget of aborted transfers on reconnection
- - multi-file command line arguments
- - new pro options dialog
- (2 window version)
- ws_ftp95 le and pro
- - eliminated rmdir buttons, fixed button spacing
- - internal changes in window handling
- - corrected keyboard interaction in listboxes
- - improved external app TO ws_ftp drag and drop processing
- - correction of remote to localname conversion on prompted
- transfer
- - added auto link processing (UNIX hosts only!)
- - saves sort options
- - correction of file view applications to use registry
- - multiple file view capability (mulitple file names)
- - command line argument changes!!!! (see end of file)
- - right mouse popup menu changes (unique menus in listboxes)
- - added edit option to remote listbox popup menu
- - added chmod to remote listbox popup menus
- - added move to listbox popup menus
- - help file updated
- ws_ftp95 pro
- - implemented drag and drop between windows + drag move
- - implemented auto reget of aborted transfers on reconnection
- - multi-file command line arguments
- - new pro options dialog
- - retain file times on remote to local transfers for popular host types
- - overwrite prompt processing for newer or same files
- - directory transfer updates (don't xfer same or older files)
-
- COMMAND LINE ARGUMENTS
- ----------------------
-
- ws_ftp [args] ftp://hostname|profile/pathname/ <- start in this directory
- ws_ftp [args] ftp://hostname|profile/pathname/filename
- [local:/pathname[/filename]]
- ws_ftp [args] hostname|local:/pathname/filename
- [hostname|local:/pathname/filename]
- ws_ftp [args] -ask <- prompts for command line
-
- [args] = -i Inifile (must come before all other args)
- -p Profile (must come before all other args except -i)
- -u Userid
- -w passWord
- -c aCcount
- -ascii
- -binary
- -quiet
- -s hostname|local/pathname/filename (Source)
- -d hostname|local/pathname/filename (Dest)
- -m filename_of_file_containing_args (pro only)
-
-