FILE README.TXT FOR SERV-U BETAS
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IMPORTANT NOTE: THIS IS A BETA VERSION! THIS MEANS THERE MAY BE MORE 
BUGS THAN WOULD BE ACCEPTABLE IN A RELEASE VERSION, AND IT IS PRIMARILY 
INTENDED FOR TESTING. ALSO, THIS BETA VERSION DOES NOT COME WITH THE 
USUAL AUTOMATED INSTALL PROGRAM NOR DOCUMENTATION, AND IS *NOT* 
INTENDED FOR FIRST-TIME SERV-U USERS. PLEASE SEE 
FTP://FTP.CAT-SOFT.COM/ FOR THE CURRENT RELEASE VERSION. FOR GENERAL 
INFORMATION ABOUT SERV-U PLEASE SEE HTTP://WWW.FTPSERV-U.COM/ 

IF YOU FOUND THIS BETA VIA A DOWNLOAD SERVICE PLEASE PASS THEIR URL ON 
TO ME (ROB@CAT-SOFT.COM) SO I CAN POINT OUT TO THEM THEY SHOULD NOT 
DISTRIBUTE THE BETA VERSION BUT LINK TO THE RELEASE VERSION INSTEAD.

The current beta version is v2.5a build 2. 
To install this beta version of Serv-U please do the following:

* Exit Serv-U if it is running.
* Make a backup of your current Serv-U directory (default is 
  "c:\program files\serv-u" for 32-bit, "c:\serv-u" for 16-bit).
* For Win95/98/NT unzip the file SERV-U32.ZIP, copy the (new) 
  SERV-U32.EXE file to your Serv-U directory.
* For Win3.1/WFW3.11 unzip the file SERV-U16.ZIP, copy the (new) 
  SERV-U16.EXE file to your Serv-U directory.
* Start Serv-U.

In case of bugs, problems or other findings please inform the author at 
Rob@cat-soft.com

NEW STUFF
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For a complete list of changes please see the VERSION.TXT file. 
Following below is a selection of those changes which may be of 
interest to many or require an explanation to use.

This beta is mostly to fix a number of bugs. The only addition are a 
number of new variables for the SERV-U.INI file to control low-level 
socket options. These should *only* be used when really needed! The 
defaults should work fine in 99.99% of all cases. The description below 
is kept brief on purpose. If you have to aks what these things mean you 
shouldn't use them.

The new items go under the "[GLOBAL]" section and they are:

        SocketRcvBuffer=<value>
        SocketSndBuffer=<value>
        SocketNoNagle=<YES|NO>
        SocketInlineOOB=<YES|NO>     
        SocketKeepAlive=<YES|NO>

The names should speak for themselves. Setting any of these items 
will cause Serv-U to set the corresponding socket option for both the 
command connection and data connections sockets.
