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• Files of any type can be transferred. Because the File Transfer Application does not distinguish between files of different types, we can send and receive files in any format (for example, spreadsheets, memos, letters). We can even send and receive image and sound files.

• File transfer is technology independent. Files can be transferred between dissimilar operating platforms (for example Windows, UNIX), using TCP/IP.

• Transferred files cannot be accidentally duplicated. Files are sent once-and-once-only to a specified destination.

• Files are transferred securely. High-level data security and integrity is provided if SSL (secure sockets layer) encrypted message channels are used.

• The sender and receiver run independently. The sender and receiver do not both have to be running at the same time.

  If the receiver is currently unavailable or busy, the file is held on a queue. When the receiver becomes available, the file is then automatically transferred. The persistent option assures maximum reliability (non-persistent messages are automatically deleted from the queue on the receiving machine, when the queue manager restarts).

• The system is scalable. An administrator can add new sources and destinations to the File Transfer Application GUI, so that they become accessible to users.

• The File Transfer Application GUI. The File Transfer Application provides a GUI.

 

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