Allowing Multipart Transfers (COMB Command) on the Site

EFT Server supports multi-part transfers from advanced FTP clients such as CuteFTP Professional. The user must have appropriate privileges and be authorized to connect multiple times concurrently. The connecting client takes care of most details, including splitting the file apart, sending the multiple parts, and then requesting that the Server to join them again upon receipt. The COMB command joins the parts back together. The benefits of segmented (multi-part) and concurrent delivery for accelerated transfers include:

The COMB command is a proprietary command and is not defined nor endorsed by any FTP-related RFC; however, the command can be integrated with other servers using the following syntax:

COMB <TF> <SF 1> ... <SF n>

where

<TF> is the path to target file, which will contain the combined data from the source parts.

<SF #> are the source files (parts).

Which means combine n source files (SF 1...n) into one file (TF).

To allow or block multipart transfers

  1. In the Administrator, connect to EFT Server and click the Server tab.

  2. In the left pane, click the Site that you want to configure.

  3. In the right pane, click the Connections tab.

  4. Click FTP/S Config. The FTP Settings dialog box appears.

  5. Do one of the following:

  6. Click OK to close the FTP Settings dialog box.

  7. Click Apply to save the changes on EFT Server.

Related Topics

Configuring FTP or FTPS Transfers on the Site

Configuring FTP for a Settings Template or User