Miscellaneous tab

BlueZone Secure FTP has several miscellaneous options that can be set.

Miscellaneous Options
  • Packet Size: Define the connection speed and the transfer progress feedback for the FTP connection. The smallest packet sizes are used for a slow connections (dial-up) and the largest packet size are used for super fast connections (Gigabit LAN). Use the default size (128K) for regular connection speeds.

    Increasing the packet sizes increases the speed of the transfers, but it may lead to transfer timeouts. If using the Enable Command Timeout option and you start getting timeouts you can increase the timeout amount or decrease the packet size.

  • Enable Passive Mode: Select to use passive mode for file transfers and LIST commands. This option is usually required in order for FTP data to pass through firewalls.
  • Prompt for destination name before file transfer: Select to prompt for destination file name before a file transfer.
    • Always prompt while playing transfer list: When Prompt for destination name before file transfer is enabled, select Always prompt while playing transfer list to force a prompt for the destination filename when playing a BlueZone Transfer List, even if a destination filename is in a STOR/RETR command. If Always prompt while playing transfer list is disabled and the destination filename is set in the BlueZone Transfer List, BlueZone Secure FTP will not prompt for the destination filename. If no destination filename has been set in the BlueZone Transfer List, BlueZone Secure FTP will prompt for the destination filename.
  • Place folders on top when sorting: Select to sort folder first then sort files.
  • Enable Keep Alive Timer (Minutes): Select to use the keep alive timer to keep the FTP connection open while you are away from your computer.
  • Overwrite LIST Command with: Select to overwrite the standard LIST command with a server specific command (example: DIR, or LS).
  • Use directory prefix on Uploads: If selected, each upload has the directory prefix automatically appended to the STOR command. This option is used for certain FTP hosts that do not allow clients to change into the upload directory.

  • Enable Command Timeout (Seconds): Sets the amount of time, in seconds, to wait for a success or failure response to come back from the FTP server.
  • Disable automatic LIST after connect and uploads: Select to keep the application from issuing a LIST command upon connect and after an upload. This is helpful when connecting to hosts that have very large directories like Mainframes and iSeries hosts.
  • Limit FTP server features to RFC959: Select to limit the FTP server features to the original RFC959 FTP specification.
MVS Host Type Options
When the Use fully qualified data set names on transfers check box is enabled, BlueZone Secure FTP automatically adds quotes around fully qualified MVS data sets when pasting into the edit box to transfer to the PC.