The File transfers preferences page is accessed by selecting Options, followed by Preferences and finally FTP from the main menu bar. Then click on the File transfers tab at the top of the preferences dialog.
This tab contains options to fine-tune the FTP sessions. If you are new to the world of FTP it is recommended that you leave all the options in their default state.
ASCII file types
There are two different ways of transferring files from (or to) a FTP site. These are called binary and ASCII. As general rule it is always wise to use binary when transferring data files and ASCII when transferring text files. The ASCII transfer mode will convert Windows text files that use CRLF as line breaks to their UNIX equivalents with LF line breaks (assuming the server runs on a UNIX platform).
You can configure the which extensions should be transferred as ASCII on this page.
To add an extension enter it in the edit box, e.g. .txt without using any wild cards and then click Add. You may remove any of the extensions by selecting it in the list and clicking on Remove.
Miscellaneous
Transfer types You can either set the transfer type to auto detect and let Magellan Explorer switch between ASCII and binary modes based on the file extensions as configured above, or you can chose to always use binary.
Filename case conversion
Unlike the Windows file systems, the file systems on UNIX ftp servers are usually case sensitive. This means that text.txt and Text.txt are two different files. If you would like Magellan Explorer to force the case of any files you upload to a particular format you can choose so here. The available options are.
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Preserve case - Filenames are transferred as-is
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Force lower case - All characters in the filenames are uppercased
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Force lower case - All characters in the filenames are lowercased