Most of these file transfer protocols should already be running on your network. Can you identify their respective default port numbers?

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Topics: SFTP, FTPS, AS2, FTP

Overview

A couple of weeks ago, I received another interesting query from one of our customers. He was setting up an automated FTP download with one of his trading partners and wanted to know how he could move those files that have just been downloaded from the remote server to an archive directory on that same server . I was thinking many of you would find it useful, so I decided to share the steps I recommended then.

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Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Business Process Automation, Triggers, FTP

Overview

We're now in the last leg of our 4-part series on how to send large files through email. We wrap up this series by showing you how to configure your MFT server so that users can send large files via email without having to install an Outlook plugin (see Part 3), let alone use MS Outlook at all. Instead, your users will be able to login to your server through their favorite Web browser and email large files from there.

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Topics: Ad-Hoc File Transfers, JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Secure File Transfer, FTP

Overview: How to Email Large Files with Outlook

Welcome to Part 3 of our tutorial on how to send large files through email. Last time, we walked you through the steps of setting up the ad hoc file transfer service on JSCAPE MFT Server. Today, we'll move on to the client side and show you how to set up the ad hoc file transfer plugin for MS Outlook. With this plugin, your users will be able to email large files with Outlook and its familiar interface.

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Topics: Ad-Hoc File Transfers, JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, FTP

Overview

We now proceed with Part 2 of our tutorial on how to send large files through email. In Part 1, we introduced you to a secure, reliable, and efficient method of sending big files through trusty old email. We called that method ad hoc file transfer. Today, we start getting technical as we show you how to set up the ad hoc file transfer service on your JSCAPE MFT Server. This won't take long, so just sit back, scroll down, and discover the handful of settings that will free your users from the file size limitations of email.

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Topics: Ad-Hoc File Transfers, JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Secure File Transfer, FTP

Overview: How To Send Large Files Through Email

This is the first of what I expect to be a 4-part series of posts detailing how you can send large files through email. Here in Part 1, we'll talk about the motivations of doing it and the limitations of most email services. We'll also give you an overview of a method that will allow you to circumvent those limitations. A method that is most suited for businesses, where large file attachments must be sent securely, reliably, and efficiently.

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Topics: Ad-Hoc File Transfers, JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, Secure File Transfer, FTP

Overview

In this post, we'll talk about the best options for sending large files over the Internet. We'll discuss which scenarios each of these options are most suited for. We'll also tackle the major considerations when sending out certain files. Who knows? You just might be using the wrong tool for the job.

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Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Managed File Transfer, FTP, Accelerated File Transfer

Overview

SFTP is a secure method for transferring files between two computers. SFTP can stand for either SSH File Transfer Protocol or Secure File Transfer Protocol. This post will introduce you to the major functions of SFTP, its differences and similarities with FTP, its basic usage, and other important characteristics.

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Topics: Secure File Transfer, SFTP, FTP

Overview

Your perception of an FTP server may be in need of an overhaul and you probably need to know why.

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Topics: JSCAPE MFT, Secure File Transfer, FTP

For several decades, the file transfer protocol (FTP) served as the de facto method for transferring files across the internet. Organizations used FTP transfers to move multiple files or large files from one geographical location to another. Some businesses, for example, use FTP to upload files from their local PC to their web server.

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Topics: File Transfer Clients, Tutorials, FTP, FTP Server, ftp client