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Transferring Files Using FTP
The NETRC DATA File
The FTP DATA File
The NETRC DATA file provides an alternative to responding to FTP prompts for
logon information when you connect to a foreign host. When a user name and
password for a specific host are defined in this file, FTP will use those values
instead of prompting for this information.
When the FTP command or the OPEN subcommand is issued, FTP will search the
NETRC DATA file for the first valid match on the specified host. If found, that
host’s user name and password will be used when a connection to that host is
attempted. If no match is found for the host in question, you will be prompted for
a user name and password, unless the NOPROMPT option has been specified.
For more information on the NETRC DATA File and how it may be used for other
applications, see Appendix B, “Using the NETRC DATA File” on page 293.
The FTP DATA configuration file defines operational characteristics that affect FTP
connections and DBCS data translation.
A sample FTP data file is provided as FTP SDATA on the TCPMAINT 592 disk.
Notes:
1. If the TIMEOUT operand is specified upon invocation of the FTP command, its
corresponding value overrides all timing values specified within the FTP DATA
file. However, if the TIMEOUT-specified value is not valid, the default timing
values identified in the next section are used.
2. When DBCS file transfers are performed, both the remote FTP server and the
local client must have the appropriate translate tables loaded.
Statement Syntax
Within FTP DATA, blanks and record boundaries are used to delimit tokens. All
characters to the right of (and including) a semicolon are treated as comments.
FTP DATA File Statements
Configuration statements that can be specified in the FTP DATA file are described
in this section.
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