The Settings tab is one of the tabs in the Communication Setup property sheet.
Email Address
The email address entered here is automatically entered as the password
for any anonymous entries into a host. For this reason, the connection
could fail if this field is left blank. For more information on the anonymous
setting, see Profiles Tab.
Folder for Temporary Files
This is the directory on the local PC hard drive that is used by the PASSPORT
FTP client to store temporary files, such as the files that are created
when the remote host lists directory results or when you view a file that
is located on the remote host computer. The default directory is the Windows
temp directory. The Browse… button can be used to locate another directory
to be used.
Default
Viewer
This is the Windows program that is used to view a file, whenever there
is no program associated with the file extension being viewed. By default
notepad.exe is used.
Text File Extensions for Auto-Mode
(FTP and FTPS only)
Determines what file extensions to use for ASCII text transfers when Auto
transfer mode is selected. Files transferred with extensions listed here
will be transferred as text files and all others will be transferred as
binary. Extensions should be separated with a semi-colon. By default the
following extensions are listed: .txt;.asp;.ini;.htm;.html;.xml.
Low Level Trace
When this option is enabled, the PASSPORT FTP Client writes communication
information to a disk file while performing FTP file transfer and other
functions. You must exit the FTP Client in order for the trace file to
be completely written to disk. The file FTPTRACE.LOG contains the low
level trace information. This file is located in the My Documents/Zephyr/Traces
folder. This feature is used in trouble shooting advanced file transfer
problems. This option may only be enabled/disabled from a disconnected
session.
Enable Keep Alive
This option causes the PASSPORT FTP Client to transmit messages to the
FTP server at various time intervals to keep the connection alive. If
this option is not enabled, some FTP servers will terminate the connection
if there is no activity between the server and client after a certain
time interval.
Timer value (min)
This value, specified in minutes, is used in conjunction with the Enable
Keep Alive feature. This value determines the time interval used when
sending keep alive messages to the FTP server. This value must be less
than the time out value set on the FTP server in order for the keep alive
mechanism to function properly.
Verify Before Replacing or Overwriting
a File
When this option is enabled, a dialog box is displayed with a warning message
whenever files are about to be overwritten.
Preserve Date/Time for Downloaded Files
When this option is enabled, files transferred from the host to the local
PC will retain their original modified date and time. If time information
is not available, a time stamp of 12:00am will be used. If disabled, the
file will be created on the PC with the current date and time.
Display Negative Reply from Host in
a Dialog Box
When this option is enabled, a dialog box is displayed with information
whenever a file transfer failure occurs. These type of errors generally
occur when files are being transferred to a host.
Save Window Size and Position
When this option is enabled, the window size and position of the PASSPORT
FTP Client is saved in the current configuration file. The next time the
PASSPORT FTP Client is started the window size and position are restored.
Close
File Transfer Status Dialog On Completion
When this option is selected, the File
Transfer Status dialog box closes itself when a download is
completed. If unselected, the File
Transfer Status dialog box remains and the user must choose
the Finish button to return to the PASSPORT FTP Client window.
Automatically Save Settings without
Prompt on Exit
When this option is enabled, changes to FTP settings will automatically
be saved when exiting PASSPORT FTP Client. The user will not receive a
prompt asking them if they wish to save their changes.
OK
The OK button is available only
if you opened the Communication Setup dialog box using the Communication>Setup
menu command. Clicking this button saves the host profile information
you have entered, adds the profile to the list using the name you have
entered in the Profile Name field
of the Add FTP Host dialog box,
and closes the Communication Setup
dialog box.
Connect
The Connect button is enabled only
if there is no active FTP connection. This Connect button has two functions:
When you select a host profile from the list, clicking this button starts the connection process.
When you add a new host profile, clicking this button adds the new profile to the list and also starts the connection process.
Cancel
The Cancel button discards any
entries you have made on any of the three tabs and closes the Communication
Setup dialog box.
Help
The Help button displays this help
screen.