hangs during FTP comparison

[Guest]

First things first: I've been using BC since version 1.x and I love the tool

However, all this time I have been experiencing unresponsive screens at regular times when comparing/uploading/... to FTP directories (only with high volumes)

Nobody else seems to have this, so I was hoping I have some inadequate setting somewhere...
Anybody an idea?

Thanks,
Dirk

[Chris]

Re: hangs during FTP comparison

The first thing to try is to make ftp use passive mode. You can set passive mode in the Firewall/Proxy section of Tools|Options.

If that doesn't solve the problem, there are also some settings you can change in the FTP section of Tools|Options.

In the LIST options box, you can enter -a to use the older directory listing style.

If the directory listing is hanging because it is very long, you can enter -R for recursive directory listing. Many ftp servers don't support -R yet, so it might not work.

You can try changing the Link Resolution to Simple or Complete instead of fast to change how BC handles Unix symlinks.

You can also set a read timeout in the ftp settings.