                     WS_FTP - Version 4.12 - 96.12.03
                   Windows Sockets FTP Client Application
                            by John A. Junod
                  Copyright (C) 1992-1996 by Ipswitch, Inc.
                            All rights reserved.

DESCRIPTION:
============

   This application is a standard File Transfer Protocol (FTP) client
   application for Windows Sockets.  The user interface for this FTP
   client is designed with the novice FTP user in mind.  Usage should
   be obvious.  For more information on FTP please refer to the many
   different NETNEWS groups or one of the recent books on the Internet.
   WS_FTP32 is the 32 bit version of WS_FTP for Windows NT, Windows 95
   and Windows 3.x with Win32s.

   You can not run WS_FTP32 or WS_FTP95 with 16 bit Trumpet stack on
   Windows 95!!! WS_FTP32 and WS_FTP95 require a 32 bit network stack
   on a 32 bit operating system!
   (hint: get the 32 bit version of Trumpet if you want to run Trumpet)

   There are multiple versions of WS_FTP. These are included in the 
   ZIP file with an INSTALL program.

   WS_FTP.exe (FTPPRO.exe) is designed to operate in a 16 bit environment
                but will work in any Windows environment.

   WS_FTP32.exe (FTP32PRO.exe) is designed to operate in a 32 bit
                environment as provided in Windows 3.x with Win32s,
                Windows 95, Windows NT and OS/2.

   WS_FTP95.exe (FTP95PRO.exe) is designed to operate in 32 bit multi-
                threaded environment as provided by Windows 95 and
                Windows NT.  Usage under Win32s is not blocked but some
                features like remote edit may not work properly.

   For information about the free WS_FTP Limited Edition distribution
   program please visit www.ipswitch.com or send email to
   info@ipswitch.com or call (617) 676-5700.

   For information about distributing WS_FTP Professional please
   contact Ipswitch at info@ipswitch.com or call (617) 676-5700.

   For information about WS_FTP Professional, see the WS_FTP
   Limited Edition About box, or visit www.ipswitch.com.

WHATS NEW
=========

   96.12.03 - 4.12
      all versions
      - added support for OS2200
      - added support for PRIMOS
      - added support for IBM TCP/IP WARP
      - added support for IBM MVS ftp server year 2000 change
      - corrected support for IBM AS/400
      - corrected support for new versions of QVT/Net 4.0 ???
      - corrected support for VMS-UCX
      - corrected support for Stratos VOS
      - PROCESSING CHANGE, view and edit honor the extensions
        setting if AutoMode is enabled.  You can force transfer
        type (as always) by disabling AutoMode.
      - added support for multiple initialize commands (use
        a semi-colon ';' to separate each commnd, max len 250)
      - changed password encoding
      - re-enabled threading (ws_ftp32.exe and ws_ftp95.exe)
      - encoding of ACCOUNT in ini files and log files; accounts
        are processed like passwords
      - corrected local directory display in batch mode
      - corrected abort procedure

      ws_ftp95.exe / ftp95pro.exe
      - properties style connect dialogs
      - properties style options dialogs
      - added sort to options dialogs
      - added sounds option dialog
      - dramatically improved sorting using buttons at top of
        columns; sort by type, name, date, size; sort by extension 
        if CTRL is down on click on name button; sort by type is 
        three state sort, dirs on top, dirs mixed, files on top
      - CTRL + View, CTRL + Exec, CTRL + Edit prompts for viewer
      - added time offset adjustment value (in Startup tab)
      - correction of fill color for icons
      - reverted to prior processing method of remote file mask
      - chdir cache fail correction
      - improved abort procedure
      - corrected filename highlighting when column is narrow
      - updated help file
      - saves location of log window if open when save window positions
      - Added "Remote Edit uses Shell Execute" option to the General 
        options dialog tab in the 95 versions.  If this is checked, 
        remote edit will use the 95 registry to determine what program 
        to use to edit the remote file.  If it is off (default) or the
        95 registry doesn't contain the extension then processing is 
        same as its always been and it will use associations defined 
        in the associations dialog to edit a file or default to 
        notepad (viewer) if it is not found there. (95)
      - corrected execute/edit with space in dir name
      - corrected refresh of local directory

   96.08.21 - 4.04
      all versions
      - added HellSoft Novell host type
      - updated MAC Peter Server host type
      - updated IBM PC TCP/IP host type
      - command line changes
      - splash screen doesn't appear until winsock initialized
      ws_ftp95.exe / ftp95pro.exe
      - sort buttons above windows, adjustable columns

   96.07.24 - 4.03 (only Pro released)
      all versions
      - command line changes

   96.06.23 - 4.02 (only Pro released)
      all verisons
      - command line changes.
        - destination can be a directory (must end with a
          slash)
        - source can contain wildcards of * or ? in the
          basename (destination must be specified and must
          be a directory ending with a slash)
        - corrected upload transfer file names
      - transfer changes to alleviate upload problems on some
        network stacks
      ws_ftp95.exe
      - directory info is displayed in dir listings for some
        types of remote systems and always on local system.
      - directory entries can be included in sorts

   96.05.22 - 4.01
      all versions
      - corrected transfer timeouts
      - corrected program options radio button grouping
      - corrected TANDEM file seperator
      - corrected hidden directory display problem
      - corrected retry routine
      pro
      - modified reget procedure to handle system reboots and reget

   96.05.13 - 4.00
   (4 window version)
      all versions (16 and 32, le and pro)
      - multiple file rename
      - improved error messages, prompts
      - command line argument changes!!!!  (see end of file)
      - right mouse popup menu changes (unique menus in listboxes)
      - added chmod to remote listbox popup menus
      - added move to listbox popup menus
      - help file updated
      ws_ftp pro, ws_ftp32 pro
      - implemented drag and drop between windows
      - implemented auto reget of aborted transfers on reconnection
      - multi-file command line arguments
      - new pro options dialog
   (2 window version)
      ws_ftp95 le and pro
      - eliminated rmdir buttons, fixed button spacing
      - internal changes in window handling
      - corrected keyboard interaction in listboxes
      - improved external app TO ws_ftp drag and drop processing
      - correction of remote to localname conversion on prompted
        transfer
      - added auto link processing (UNIX hosts only!)
      - saves sort options
      - correction of file view applications to use registry
      - multiple file view capability (mulitple file names)
      - command line argument changes!!!!  (see end of file)
      - right mouse popup menu changes (unique menus in listboxes)
      - added edit option to remote listbox popup menu
      - added chmod to remote listbox popup menus
      - added move to listbox popup menus
      - help file updated
      ws_ftp95 pro
      - implemented drag and drop between windows + drag move
      - implemented auto reget of aborted transfers on reconnection
      - multi-file command line arguments
      - new pro options dialog
      - retain file times on remote to local transfers for popular host types
      - overwrite prompt processing for newer or same files
      - directory transfer updates (don't xfer same or older files)

   96.04.27
      ws_ftp and ws_ftp32
      - correction of prompt on ChgDir button
      - correction of initial load of saved filemasks
      ws_ftp32
      - correction of remote to localname conversion on prompted
        transfer

   96.04.22
      correction of abort process
      improvement of IBM VM routines
      addition of license dialog
      WSFTP32A - stablized, corrected dir xfers

   96.03.23
      correction of directory transfer problems
      addition of one time (each version) popup of license information
      correction for Directories in IBM_VM with CMS file system

   96.02.19
      new host type of MAC VersaTerm
      sort order on ".."

   96.02.15
      correction for fd_set in winsock.h  (crash problem??)
      correction for dates in piper

   95.12.29 (ws_ftp32 only)        QUESTION IS:  2 windows or 4 windows?
      support for QVT/40
      addition of -quiet command line arg (non positional)

   95.12.20 (ws_ftp32 only)        SHOULD I CONTINUE NEW WINDOW STYLE?
      local window redraw change
      transfer meter for nt
      icon background corrected
      date fix for midnight to 1 am.

   95.11.30 (ws_ftp32 only)
      fixed double click to change directories
      fixed sort of directory names
      listbox spacing font correction
      removal file duplication bug
      cleanup of local listbox window after resize
      force lower works on dir names during bulk xfer to remote host
      New windows
      Multiple renames, rename dialog filled with old name
      Directory renames
      Corrected Change Directory bug

   95.11.12
      Added session option - extension conversion on transfer (also
        added the extension conversion dialog)
      Added session option - force lower case on upload
      Changed hot key for password in connect dialog from w to d
      Added Delete-All option
      Fixed adding .html when .htm (or other similar cases) in
        the extensions dialog
      Fixed clipping of ;### in file retrieval for VMS (ws_ftp32)
      Fixed bug if session name starts with space
      Fixed bug if filename starts with percent (%)
      Fixed support for FTP Software server 3.0

   95.10.31
      Abort changes
      Misc improvements

   95.08.26
      Fixed bug that caused empty local directory window

   95.08.24
      Added Local and Remote File Mask in Advanced Connect Dialog
      Added Comment in Connect Dialog (use arrow keys to change profiles!)
      Added TGV Windows MultiNet support

   95.08.19
      Added support for PCNFS Pro (no autodetect as I need a server to hit)
      Added WAV file support.  Change the WAV files if you don't
        like them.  New sound options added to Session Options
      Added CTRL + transfer_buttons toggles state of "Prompt for Destination
        Name" for the current transfer.
      Added program option to set rate display to Bytes or bits per second

   95.07.30
      Added support for NetWare 4.1 FTP servers

   95.07.08
      (16) upload transfer close change
      (16) disk caching correction

   95.07.05
      (32) better write caching on receive of file
      correction for case check on directory caching
      clear abort flag on new connect
      (32) directory transfers
         16 bit version does NOT transfer directories!
      BULL correction

   95.06.28
      Full support for Serv-U host type (spaces, case, format)
      Full support for WFTPD host type (spaces, case, format)
      Full support for MS Windows-NT host type (spaces, case, format)
      Full support for standard UNIX host type (spaces, case, format)
      Fixed format of local directory
      Removed recent status line update change
      Added support for URLs that point to a directory instead of
        a file (starts ws_ftp in that directory)
      (32) Fixed save window location restore of internal window sizing
      (32) Busy check on change dir from dropdown list
      (32) Fixed drop down directory history on alternate screen

   95.06.18
      Added Mbps to transfer speeds
      Fixed bug in > 19MB file transfer percentage
      Preserve case on 95/NT when local name contains at least
        one lower case letter (otherwise converts to lower)
      Support for spaces in names on Microsoft Windows NT
        remote server (MS style or UNIX style listing)
      File info displayed in status area if old style windows
        and show full directory info.  Local is on top, remote
        is on the bottom.  (IS THIS USEFUL??)

   95.06.11
      Removed L8 and added Auto to main screen
      Slight movement of windows
      Auto Update on file transfer to remote fixed
      (32) Drop down directory history changer on main screen

COMMAND LINE ARGUMENTS
----------------------

ws_ftp  [args] ftp://hostname|profile/pathname/  <- start in this directory
ws_ftp  [args] ftp://hostname|profile/pathname/filename
               [local:/pathname[/filename]]
ws_ftp  [args] hostname|local:/pathname/filename
               [hostname|local:/pathname/filename]
ws_ftp  [args] -ask                              <- prompts for command line

[args] = -i Inifile      (must come before all other args)
         -p Profile      (must come before all other args except -i)
         -u Userid
         -w passWord
         -c aCcount
         -ascii
         -binary
         -quiet
         -s hostname|local/pathname/filename      (Source)
         -d hostname|local/pathname/filename      (Dest)
         -m filename_of_file_containing_args   (pro only)

