FTP Client

FTP Client
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Important

The OpenSSH sftp program does not implement the FTP protocol, despite its name. It is not usable for access to the MSS FTP Service.

The following requirements and restrictions are common to all FTP Client programs. See Chapter 7, Compatible TLS-enabled FTP Clients for information about some compatible FTP Client programs.

If your FTP Client implements server timeout detection, please either disable timeout detection or set it to a minimum of 30 minutes, if possible. Normally there can be delays when accessing the MSS. A timeout that is too small just causes useless work to be done.
Your FTP Client must support a way to send SITE commands to the MSS FTP Service if you need to use non-default MSS specific file attributes. See the section called “MSS Specific File Attributes.” for a description of how to possibly accomplish this.
All file transfers must be performed in binary or image (TYPE I) mode.
Only file structure is supported (STRU F), which is usually the default for FTP Clients
Only the stream transfer mode is supported (MODE S), which is usually the default for FTP Clients
You are strongly encouraged to set your FTP Client to use passive transfers to avoid problems with network firewalls. See the section called “Working From Behind a Network Firewall”.