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- THE FTP SERV-U PROMO MESSAGE
- ========================
-
- This is FTP Serv-U version 2.5g, a flexible FTP server (or Daemon) that is
- easy to set up for MS-Windows (Win3.1, WFW3.11, Win95, Win98, NT, Win2000).
- It turns any PC with a network connection into a FTP site on the Internet.
-
- FTP Serv-U offers the following:
- * A Windows standard: Over 20000 registered users with many for multiple
- copies.
- * Lots of security: Passwords, read/write/append/modify rights per directory
- or file for each user (including ANONYMOUS), access on the basis of
- IP-number.
- * Supports multiple simultaneous users and transfers.
- * Both in 16- and 32-bit, fast, and rock solid!
- * Support for UL/DL ratios, disk quota limitations, network bandwidth
- limiting, and automatic anti-anti-time-out plus anti-hammering measures.
- * Can run as a 'system service' in Windows 95 and a tray-icon in Windows 95,
- Windows 98, and NT 4.
- * Users can be put into groups for easy maintenance of large numbers.
- * Access to all drives on your PC, including network drives.
- * A quite complete (and strict) implementation of RFC959 and RFC1123,
- including support for passive mode transfers.
- * Supports resuming of file uploads and downloads, as well as 'ls'
- options and 'links' like those in UNIX.
- * Full support for multi-homed IP sites, running multiple 'virtual' FTP
- servers with a single instance of FTP Serv-U.
- * Supports S/KEY one-time passwords.
- * Configurable messages for sign-on, sign-off, login, and directory changes.
- * Has a 'time-out' feature, so connections are automatically cleared when
- idle or hung.
- * Easy to setup and maintain through menus. For automated maintenance the
- settings are stored in an .INI file of simple format.
- * Has an open architecture which makes monitoring, changing and extending
- the server behavior possible through external DLLs.
- * Logs all transactions to file and screen that can be read by other
- applications. Includes unique session IDs, time, and date stamps.
- * Log file can be read by other applications while open, or transferred
- through FTP Serv-U.
- * It is dirt cheap, only around 0.1ct per line of code!
-
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- TRY-OUT
- =======
- FTP Serv-U is shareware, which means you can try it before you decide to
- register (or not). Feel free to pass the try-out version around, but please
- do not distribute any registration keys. The 45 day try-out version comes in
- two flavors, one of which can be chosen during the first start-up: Either a
- fully functional version that contacts a permission server to enforce the 45
- days of try-out, or, a slightly crippled version that does not contact the
- permission server.
-
-
- INSTALLATION/UPGRADING
- ======================
- FTP Serv-U comes in a zip-file which in turn contains a deluxe install
- program guiding you through the installation. Just unzip the zip-file in a
- temporary directory and run the setup program. Depending on your PC either
- the 16- or 32-bit version will be installed. Then follow the interactive
- setup and it will do the hard work for you. The setup program also installs
- a start menu group and un-installer program. Once you are done you can
- delete the original zip-file and extracted files. An uninstall program is
- also included which makes complete removal of all FTP Serv-U files easy.
-
- To upgrade from a previous version the same installation program can be
- used. It will automatically look for and upgrade your existing installation
- of FTP Serv-U. Of course, it never hurts to make a backup of your FTP Serv-U
- directory before upgrading.
-
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- IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ISDN USERS
- =============================
- If your ISDN connection is billed 'per minute' instead of a flat rate, and
- you have set up your system in such a way that it automatically connects to
- the Internet when a program wants to send/receive packets a little care is
- needed with FTP Serv-U. FTP Serv-U contacts a permission server if it is
- started in fully functional try-out mode. If you are behind a firewall, or
- the permission server is not reachable, FTP Serv-U will keep retrying to
- find the permission server. Meanwhile the server will work just fine, but
- your phone bill might get a bit out-of-hand if this goes on for a week or
- so...
-
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- NOTES FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS
- ===============================
- The self-extracting installation executable is a zip-file in itself which
- can be unpacked using any unzip utility. This lets one scan the contained
- executables for viruses if needed. Also, instead of the interactive setup
- FTP Serv-U can be installed by simply copying the executable (FTP Serv-
- U16.EXE or FTP Serv-U32.EXE) in to its destination directory. No other
- system changes are needed. The manual in file FTP Serv-U.DOC has more
- information relevant to system administrators, such as startup options and
- network installation.
-
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- CONTACT INFORMATION
- ===================
- If you have any questions or comments then please check out the FTP Serv-U
- Web site. This site has links for support, information, pricing, and
- registration. The WWW address is:
-
- http://www.ftpserv-u.com/
-
- For contact by E-mail use:
-
- info@ftpserv-u.com
-
- Enjoy!
-
- Rob Beckers
- Author of FTP Serv-U
- Cat Soft, an affiliate of Deerfield.com
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