Configuring FTP servers for graphical FTP clients and Web tools

File Transfer Protocol (FTP) servers on the i5/OS^® operating system support graphical FTP clients, Web browsers, and other Web tools. Because most graphical FTP clients use the UNIX-style format as their list format and path file as their file name format, you need to configure your FTP server to support these formats.

To use the supported formats, follow these instructions to set the FTP server properties

1. From iSeries™ Navigator, expand your system > Network > Servers > TCP/IP.

2. In the right pane, right-click FTP and select Properties.

3. On the Properties page, click the Initial Formats tab.

   • Enable Path as the File Naming Format.

   • Enable UNIX list format as the File List Format.

   You can control the LISTFMT and NAMEFMT settings for specific FTP sessions using an exit program for the TCPL0200 format or TCPL0300 format of the FTP server logon exit point.

You can also change the list format after an FTP session is in progress with options for the FTP server SITE (Send Information Used by a Server System) subcommand. These settings control the results returned by the LIST (File List) and NLST (Name List) FTP server subcommands.

• File and directory entries in i5/OS format
  System i™ clients support listing the files on a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server in both the i5/OS format and the format specific to UNIX. This topic discusses the i5/OS format.

• Files and directory entries in UNIX-style format
  When listing files and directories on a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) server, System i clients list the files in both the i5/OS format and the UNIX-style format. This topic discusses the UNIX^® format.

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