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* README file for JavaFTP version 1.0 *
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For the latest information and help for JavaFTP, see the web page at
http://www.princeton.edu/~dragones/JavaFTP/
This is the final release of JavaFTP 1.0. All standard disclaimers
apply about using this software at your own risk, etc.
JavaFTP is a full-featured FTP client written entirely in Java.
The code is written to behave identically on all platforms that
support Java, but since all Java implementations are not the same,
there will be some differences. We have done our best
to work around these "differences".
We have done testing on both Win32 and Solaris platforms.
HOW TO RUN JAVAFTP
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You need a Java VM installed on your machine to run this application.
Your VM needs to be version 1.0.2 (we have not tested beta 1.1).
You can download Sun's JDK for most platforms at http://www.javasoft.com/
For the Win32 platform (Win95/NT), we recommend using Microsoft's VM.
This can be found at http://www.microsoft.com/java/
Unzip the compressed file that you downloaded and be sure to maintain the
directory structure. You must then add the location of JavaFTP to your
CLASSPATH. With Sun's VM, this is done through environment settings; it
is done through the Registry with Microsoft's VM.
Then simply type:
'java JavaFTP' to invoke JavaFTP. Note that case matters. Microsoft's
interpreter is called jview, so if you are using it you would type
'jview JavaFTP'.
BUGS, KNOWN ISSUES, WARNINGS
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Some important things to note:
* There is no confirmation dialog for Delete, Rename, RmDir etc
* Sessions are saved in a file called javaftp.dat. Currently, the
password field is saved in CLEAR TEXT in this file. So anyone
can open this file and read your passwords. We are currently
investigating encryption algorithms to properly store this
sensitive data.
CONTACTING US
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WE WANT FEEDBACK!!! Tell us what you think...suggestions, questions,
problems, etc. If at all possibly, email both dragones@princeton.edu
and joeross@princeton.edu, otherwise, emailing one of us is fine.
Thank you for using JavaFTP.