WU-FTPD 2.6.1 Release Notes for HP-UX 11i v1, HP-UX 11i v2 and HP-UX 11i v3

• Control Information
This feature allows you to control the information specified in the greeting message
before a remote user logs in. For the greeting message, you can specify the host
name and the daemon version, only the host name, or only the message FTP
server ready. The default greeting clause is greeting full.
The syntax for the greeting clause is as follows:
greeting full brief terse
greeting text <message>
Using the greeting text <message> clause, you can print a message different
from the standard greeting message.
Example 1-4 The greeting Clause
An example for the greeting clause is as follows:
greeting text Hi!!! Welcome to FTP Server
This clause displays the message Hi!!! Welcome to FTP server as the
greeting message.
• Session Time Limit
This feature allows you to limit the total time for a session. By default, a limit is
not set. Real users are never limited.
The syntax for limiting the total time of a session is as follows:
limit-time {* anonymous guest} <minutes>
• Treatment of UIDs and GIDs as Guests
This feature allows you to force the user IDs (UIDs) and group IDs (GIDs) in a
range to be treated as guests.
The syntax for treating UIDs and GIDs as guests is as follows:
guestuser <username> [ username ... ]
realgroup <groupname> [ groupname ... ]
realuser <username> [ username ... ]
• Upload and Download Ratios
You can set the upload and download ratio to limit the user’s ability to upload
and download files. By default, a ratio is not set.
The syntax for setting the upload and download ratio is as follows:
ul-dl-rate <rate> [ class ...]
dl-free <filename> [ class ...]
dl-free-dir <dirname> [ class ...]
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