FTP server messages

FTP server messages are messages displayed to users at the startup of an FTP session. Two types of startup FTP server messages are available:

  • FTP connect messages
  • FTP server ready messages

Users might or might not see FTP server messages, depending on the software they use to connect to SecureTransport. Most FTP client applications display these messages, but they are not displayed on browser clients. Users downloading a single file by URL from a browser might not see these messages.

Startup messages are displayed while a connection to the server is being established, prior to any login prompt. A message is displayed to the user when the connection is established. A server ready message also be displayed when SecureTransport is ready to accept a login. The default message displays the host name of the server and the server version, but this can be overridden.

The following topics provide how-to instructions for creating or editing server connect message and server ready message:

Create or edit the server connect message

  1. Select Setup > FTP Settings to open the FTP Settings page.
  2. Under Server Start up Messages:
  3. Server Startup Messages
    1. Select Enable Message on FTP Server Connect to display a message to users logging onto SecureTransport through the FTP Server. By default, this option is not selected.
    2. In the FTP Connect Message field, type the message you want to be displayed when a user connects to the SecureTransport Server
  5. Click Save to apply the changes.

Create or edit the server ready message

  1. Select Setup > FTP Settings to open the FTP Settings page.
  2. Under Server Start up Messages:
    1. Select Enable Message on FTP Server ready to display a message indicating that the server is ready to accept logins. By default, this option is not selected.
    2. In the FTP Ready Message field, type the message you want to be displayed when the server is ready.
  3. Click Save to apply the changes.

 

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