01-17-2008
Automated file transfer
I want to automate the file transfer from a remote site to my pc over a WAN. Can anyone please suggest an industry standard secure file transfer tool for a windows environment?
I am looking for an industry accepted, more secure than traditional FTP.
Thanks!
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xferlog(5) File Formats Manual xferlog(5)
NAME
xferlog - FTP server logfile
SYNOPSIS
DESCRIPTION
The file contains logging information from the FTP server daemon, (see ftpd(1M)). This file is found in Each server entry is composed of a
single line of the following form, with all fields being separated by spaces.
current-time transfer-time remote-host file-size filename transfer-type special-action-flag direction access-mode username
service-name authentication-method authenticated-user-id completion-status
current-time The current local time in the form "DDD MMM dd hh:mm:ss YYYY". Where DDD is the day of the week, MMM is the month, dd
is the day of the month, hh is the hour, mm is the minutes, ss is the seconds, and YYYY is the year.
transfer-time The total time in seconds for the transfer.
remote-host The remote host name.
file-size The size of the transferred file in bytes.
filename The name of the transferred file.
transfer-type A single character indicating the type of transfer. Can be one of:
for an ascii transfer
for a binary transfer
special-action-flag One or more single character flags indicating any special action taken. Can be one or more of:
file was compressed
file was uncompressed
file was tar'ed
no action was taken
direction The direction of the transfer. Can be one of:
outgoing
incoming
access-mode The method by which the user is logged in. Can be one of:
(anonymous) is for an anonymous guest user.
(guest) is for an passworded guest user (see the
command in ftpaccess(4)).
(real) is for a local authenticated user.
username The local username, or if guest, the ID string given.
service-name The name of the service being invoked, usually FTP.
authentication-method
The method of authentication used. Can be one of:
none
RFC931 Authentication
authenticated-user-id
The user id returned by the authentication method. A * is used if an authenticated user id is not available.
completion-status This is a single character indicating the status of the transfer. It can be one of:
complete transfer
incomplete transfer
FILES
AUTHOR
was developed by the Washington University, St. Louis, Missouri.
SEE ALSO
ftpd(1M), ftpaccess(4), syslog(3C).
xferlog(5)