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- THE SERV-U PROMO MESSAGE
- ========================
- This is Serv-U version 2.4, a flexible and easy to set up FTP server
- (or Daemon) for MS-Windows (Win3.1, WFW3.11, Win95, Win98, NT). It turns
- any PC with a network connection into a FTP site on the Internet.
-
- Serv-U offers the following:
- * A Windows standard: Over 9000 registered users with many for multiple
- copies.
- * Lots of security: Passwords, read/write/modify rights per directory or
- file for each user (including ANONYMOUS), access on the basis of
- IP-number.
- * Supports multiple simultaneous users and transfers.
- * Both in 16- and 32-bit, fast, and rock solid!
- * Support for UL/DL ratios, disk quota limitations and network bandwidth
- limiting.
- * Can run as a 'system service' in Windows 95 and a tray-icon in Windows 95,
- Windows 98, and NT 4.
- * Users can be put into groups for easy maintenance of large numbers.
- * Access to all drives on your PC, including network drives.
- * A quite complete (and strict) implementation of RFC959 and RFC1123,
- including PASV.
- * Supports resuming of file uploads and downloads, as well as 'ls'
- options and 'links' like those in UNIX.
- * Supports multi-homed IP sites.
- * Configurable messages for signon, signoff, login, greeting, and
- directory changes.
- * Has a 'time-out' feature, so connections are automatically cleared when
- idle or hung.
- * Easy to setup and maintain through menus. For automated maintenance the
- settings are stored in an .INI file of simple format.
- * Has an open architecture which makes monitoring, changing and extending
- the server behavior possible through external DLLs.
- * Logs all transactions to file and screen that can be read by other
- applications. Includes unique session IDs, time, and date stamps.
- * Log file can be read by other applications while open, or transferred
- through Serv-U.
- * It is dirt cheap, around 0.1ct per line of code!
-
-
- TRY-OUT
- =======
- Serv-U is shareware, which means you can try it before you decide to
- register (or not). Feel free to pass the try-out version around, but
- please do not distribute any registration keys. The 45 day try-out
- version comes in two flavors, one of which can be chosen during the
- first start-up: Either a fully functional version that contacts a
- permission server to enforce the 45 days of try-out, or, a slightly
- crippled version that does not contact the permission server.
-
-
- INSTALLATION/UPGRADING
- ======================
- Serv-U comes in a zip-file which in turn contains a deluxe install
- program guiding you through the installation. Just unzip the zip-file
- in a temporary directory and run the setup program. Depending on your PC
- either the 16- or 32-bit version will be installed. Then follow the
- interactive setup and it will do the hard work for you. The setup
- program also installs a start menu group and un-installer program.
- Once you are done you can delete the original zip-file and extracted
- files. An uninstall program is also included which makes complete
- removal of all Serv-U files easy.
-
-
- IMPORTANT NOTE FOR ISDN USERS
- =============================
- If your ISDN connection is billed 'per minute' instead of a flat rate,
- and you have set up your system in such a way that it automatically
- connects to the Internet when a program wants to send/receive packets a
- little care is needed with Serv-U. Serv-U contacts the permission server
- if it is started in fully functional try-out mode. If you are behind a
- firewall, or the permission server is not reachable, Serv-U will keep
- retrying to find the permission server. Meanwhile the server will work
- just fine, but your phone bill might get a bit out-of-hand if this goes
- on for a week or so...
-
-
- NOTES FOR SYSTEM ADMINISTRATORS
- ===============================
- The self-extracting installation executable is a zip-file in itself
- which can be unpacked using any unzip utility. This lets you scan the
- executables in there for viruses if needed. Also, instead of the
- interactive setup Serv-U can be installed by simply copying the
- executable (SERV-U16.EXE or SERV-U32.EXE) into its destination
- directory. No other system changes are needed.
-
-
- CONTACT INFORMATION
- ===================
- If you have any questions or comments then please check out the Serv-U
- Web site. This site has links for support, information, pricing, and
- registration. The WWW address is:
-
- http://www.ftpserv-u.com/
-
- For contact by E-mail use:
-
- info@ftpserv-u.com
-
- Enjoy!
-
- Rob Beckers
- Author of Serv-U
- Cat Soft, an affiliate of Deerfield.com
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