Auto mode is a powerful feature that allows users to configure
BlueZone Secure FTP to automatically select the correct file encoding
format: ASCII (typically text files) or Binary (typically program
files).
When the auto mode file transfer mode is enabled, BlueZone
Secure FTP looks at the file extensions of the files to be transferred
and compares them to the file extensions in the list. The files are
then transferred as either ASCII or Binary depending on the selected
settings.
Tip: Since there are far fewer ASCII file extensions
than Binary file extensions, it is usually better to set the default
mode to Binary and list the files you want to transfer as ASCII in
the Exceptions list.
- Default mode for all file transfers
- The Transfer File with Auto Mode group is used to configure how
file extensions listed in the list box below are transferred. Select
which mode (ASCII or Binary) you want as the default mode:
- ASCII: If selected and auto mode is selected
on the Options tab, BlueZone Secure FTP sends
all files with the extensions listed in the list box as Binary and
all others as ASCII.
- Binary: If selected and auto mode is selected
on the Options tab, BlueZone Secure FTP sends
all files with the extensions listed in the list box as ASCII and
all others as Binary.
- Exceptions: File Extensions to Send as (ASCII/Binary)
- Add the file extensions that you wish to be excepted to the list
in this box.
To add an extension to the list:
- Click New on the right of the dialog.
- Type the file extension.
- Click OK.
Note: No period is necessary
before the extension. If a period is entered before the extension
it is removed by the program.
To remove an extension from the list:
- Highlight the desired extension.
- Click Remove on the right of the dialog.