Welcome to S-FTP version 1.05 (or simple FTP)!
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The author of this software is Keith Cotroneo. I call S-FTP is Week-End-Ware
....because I really only have time to work on it during the week ends.
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I am a Dean at a college in Oregon. Computers are a hobby of mine and lately
I have spent some time on the Internet. The FTP utilities that I have tried
have not suited my needs very well so I wrote this program for my own use.
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What I wanted was something that would allow me to:

        *logon the popular ftp sites without hassle
        *read .txt information about files in the directories
        *perform batch downloads
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S-FTP does those three things for me.
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If it works for you, you are welcome to use it with the following provisions:
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        1) There is absolutely no warranty with this software. You use it
        completely at your own risk. This means that you agree that if you
        use the software and it somehow screws up your system or you lose files,
        that is your problem, not mine.
        2) You understand that this software was developed using the RXFTP
        package and agree to the additional license arrangements listed in the
        license.txt file.
        3) You MUST register after 15 days of use of this product. To do so,
        send me email of snail mail telling me your name, address, email
        address, and then please provide comments on how I should improve the
        product. I can be reached below:
                        cotroneo@mailman.tvcc.cc.or.us
                                        or
                        Keith Cotroneo
                        661 SW 5th St.
                        Ontario, OR 97914
        4) If you distribute the package to others, you must give them the whole
        Zip file.
        5) You may not sell this software product to anyone.
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Changes in S-FTP since version 1.00:
        1) Text files in the Directory List are now loaded to the viewer by
        single clicking on the file to highlight it and then clicking the view
        push button.
        2) The Download List may now be populated from a viewed text file. This
        works for files such as the Hobbes 00index.txt files. For this function
        to work, the filename must be in the first position in the line of the
        text file.
        3) While files are downloading, you can now continue to populate the
        download list box. You can download files while you are viewing the
        directory list or 00index.txt files in the viewer and continue to
        transfer file names to the Download List. Files will be downloaded in
        the order of transfer to the download list.
        4) Lengthy processes, such as logon and downloading are now placed
        in separate threads. This makes the application much more responsive
        and doesn't lock the application while processes are completed.
        5) Added download path setting and config menu option.
        6) Added Delete Host and Add Host buttons to allow configuring the
        host list.
        7) Added several progress indicators to tell the user what is happening.
        8) S-FTP will now download files from outside the current remote
        directory. You can build the download list from various directories
        or 00index.txt files. The download list will remember paths to those
        files and retrieve them when you download.
        9) Added capability to configure host user name, password, default
        directory.
        10) Improved the logon process. It is more streamlined and provides
        better progress reporting.
v1.05
        11) Added upload capability.
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To use S-FTP:
        1) Unzip the S-FTP.ZIP file to the directory in which you want the
        product to reside.
        2) Copy the file rxftp.dll to a directory in your DLL path.
        3) Edit the hosts.txt file to include any hosts that you visit.
        4) Create an object on the desktop if you want one.
        5) Start your tcp client or internet connection.
        6) Run S-Ftp by typing sftp at the command prompt or by clicking the object.
        7) Click on the Config menu, choose Path, type in download path setting in
        the textbox, click change button, double click upper left of window to
        close.
        8) Double click on the host name you wish to visit.
        9) Click the logon button and wait for the connection. When connected,
        the root directory listing will load into the directory list box.
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To add new hosts:
        1) Click Add Host.
        2) A window pops up, complete the required information for the Host.
        3) Click the Add Button to save the information.
        4) Click Done to exit the window.
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To delete hosts:
        1) Highlight the host in the Host listbox that you want to delete by
        single clicking on it. Click the Delete Host button. The host is
        removed from the listbox.
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To change a directory:
        1) Double click on the directory in the directory listbox to which you
        want to change (english, can you believe it?), or enter the directory
        in the Directory textbox and click on the Dir Button.
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To download files:
        1) Double click on the file(s) in the directory listbox that you
        want to download.
        2) Each file will be transfered to the download listbox.
        3) When you are done choosing files, click on the download button
        to begin receiving the files.They will be placed in the directory
        specified by your path configuration in the config menu.
        4) When the list is cleared, all your files have been transfered.
        *Note: effective in version 1.02, you may continue to build the
        download list while downloading is in progress. New files added to
        the download list while downloading will be transfered in the
        order appended to the download list.
                                or
        If you are downloading from a site, such as Hobbes, that maintains
        file listing descriptions in text files (ie. 00index.txt), you can
        add files to the Download List from a viewed text file. To do so:
        1) Highlight the text file (ie. 00index.txt) in the Directory List
        by single clicking on it.
        2) Click the View button to load the text file into the viewer.
        3) Double click on the files in the viewer that you wish to transfer
        to the Download list.
        *Note: effective in version 1.02, you may continue to build the
        download list while downloading is in progress. New files added to
        the download list while downloading.
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To delete files from the download list:
        1) Double click on the files in the Download Listbox that you want to
        remove.
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        3) Click on the Clear List button to remove all files.
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To view text files on a remote site:
        1) Single click on a text file in the directory listbox to highlight the
        file that you want to view.
        2) Click the View push button.
        *Note the view push button will only act on files in the directory list.
        Files in the Download list are not affected.
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To upload a file:
        1) Single click on the Upload menu.
        2) Single click on either Ascii (if text file) or Binary (executable).
        3) Choose the file from the file dialog. Click OK or double click on
        the file.
        4) In the next upload window, click Yes.
        5) Wait for the upload to conclude. No file progress checking is shown.
        6) If the upload is successful, the directory list will be downloaded.
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To conduct simultaneous uploads, downloads, etc.:
        1) Begin your first upload or download with SFTP.
        2) Load a second copy of SFTP.
        3) Initiate your second upload or download.
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Limitations:
        1) The download progress indicator only works when the download path
        is set to an HPFS drive. Don't ask me why. If you know, please send
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Well, that is pretty much it. Let me know how things go.
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Keith Cotroneo
cotroneo@mailman.tvcc.cc.or.us
