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The MPE/iX FTP is an implementation of both the client and server programs which conform to RFC959 and RFC1123. The MPE/iX FTP can transfer files with FTP implementations on many other system types, including MS-DOS, OS2, HP-UX, (AT&T, IBM & SUN) variations of UNIX, POSIX, VAX/VMS, IBM/MVS, HP-RTE and other MPE systems.

FTP/iX is supported over Internet Protocol (IP) based network and operates over many different hardware links. These hardware links include, Local Area Network links (LAN): 100VG-AnyLAN, 100Base-T, IEEE 802.3, ETHERNET, IEEE 802.5 (Token Ring), FDDI, and Wide Area Network links (WAN): X.25.

FTP User (Client)

The MPE/iX FTP user can perform the following tasks:

  • Connect to a remote host system

  • Transfer or delete single or multiple files

  • Rename single files on the remote system

  • List or change remote directories

  • Perform ASCII, binary, or bytestream file transfers

  • Change file attributes (using BUILD parameters) for files transferred to the MPE/iX system

The supported FTP user commands are summarized in Chapter 2 "FTP User Commands: Quick Reference"

FTP Server

Remote users accessing the MPE/iX FTP server can perform the following tasks:

  • Establish a session on a remote MPE/iX host system

  • Transfer or delete single or multiple files

  • Rename single files on the remote MPE/iX system

  • List or change remote MPE/iX hierarchical directories

  • Perform ASCII, binary, or bytestream file transfers

  • Change file attributes (using BUILD parameters) for files transferred to the MPE/iX system

The supported FTP Server commands available to remote users are described in Chapter 5 " Using the FTP Server".



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