dotnet security: What do FTP servers do when file send fails durring a file upload? Are partial files ever written? does ftp protocol cover this? -- dotnet security

What do FTP servers do when file send fails durring a file upload? Are partial files ever written? does ftp protocol cover this?

Daniel
8/29/2006 4:12:23 PM

dotnet security: What do FTP servers do when file send fails durring a file upload? Are
partial files ever written? does ftp protocol cover this?

Re: What do FTP servers do when file send fails durring a file upload? Are partial files ever written? does ftp protocol cover this?

Alun Jones [MS-MVP - Windows Security]
9/8/2006 11:10:04 AM

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It depends on the server and its configuration.

These days, with the ability to resume an interrupted transfer, most FTP
servers will keep the partial file, so that you can add to it later.

Alun.
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