gFTP FAQ

Brian Masney

This document is intended to answer questions that are likely to be frequently asked by users of gFTP.


Table of Contents
1. General Information
What are the requirements to run gFTP?
How do I install gFTP?
What systems is gFTP known to run on?
Does gFTP have a SVN repository?
How do I report bugs in gFTP?
How do I force running the text or gtk+ version of gFTP?
Is there a way for gFTP to download a bunch of files/directories and then exit when it's completed?
In the GTK+ version of gFTP, do I have to enter a port, username and password to connect to a ftp server?
Where does gFTP store it's options?
Why aren't the file sizes comma separated?
When using an external editor, gFTP does not detect changes that are being made to the file.
How can I increase the size of the fonts in gFTP?
I can't transfer certain file types in binary mode using the FTP protocol.
2. FTP Protocol
When gFTP tries to get the remote directory listing, the remote server complains about either the -a or -L argument to LIST.
When gFTP tries to get the remote directory listing, I receive the error: Cannot create a data connection: Connection refused
3. HTTP Protocol
How do I set up my HTTP Proxy server?
4. SSH Protocol
gFTP will not log into the remote SSH server when using a non-English locale.
I'm having problems getting SSH2 transfers to work. I keep getting the error: Error: Message size XXXXXXXX too big from server
What is the difference between the SSH and SSH2 protocols?
5. SSL Issues
When using the FTPS or HTTPS protocol, gFTP cannot connect if the remote server uses a self signed certificate.
6. Compiling Problems
When I try to compile gFTP, I see undefined symbol libintl_gettext. Or, another error is undefined symbol LC_ALL.