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  1. How long has the product been in existence; was there a predecessor?
  2. What is FTP?
  3. What is TCP/IP?
  4. What is a Protocol?
  5. How are FTP and TCP/IP different?
  6. How are UFTP and FTP different?
  7. How Can UFTP help me transfer files?
  8. What kinds of files can I transfer with UFTP?
  9. Can I transfer Spool Files with UFTP?
  10. How can I schedule File Transfers with UFTP?
  11. Can I use UFTP to update a Web Site?
  12. Can I deploy an application on a remote server using UFTP?
  13. What auditing facilities are available within UFTP?
  14. Does UFTP provide a feature that allows a user to monitor the completion status of a transfer?
  15. How much programming is required to use UFTP?
  16. Can I use UFTP to send files to my PC users?
  17. Who are the primary users?
  18. What are the primary benefits to the users?
  19. What are some of the key features of the program?
  20. What configurations and releases of the AS/400 are supported?
  21. What is the price range for the UFTP Program?
  22. Does PKZIP AS/400 work in conjunction with UFTP?
  23. If both PKZIP AS/400 & UFTP are purchased concurrently, does a discount apply?
  24. How is support handled, and what is the cost?
  25. Are consultants available to assist with installation and use of the program?
  26. What geographic areas does the install base represent?
  27. What training is required to use the product?
  28. What is provided to install the product?
  29. What about documentation?
  30. Is support or information about the product available on the Internet?
  31. How does the Auto-Recovery feature work?
  32. How do I monitor for a failed logon? Does a user ID and password need to be entered?
  33. Can UFTP automatically send files as an FTP client? Can the program initiate the transfer according to a schedule and/or when the file is placed in a specific folder?
  34. Does UFTP support both incoming and outgoing FTP transfers as either the FTP client or FTP server?
  35. If an event fails to occur by a defined time, will UFTP send any type of notification?
  36. Will UFTP support assignment of severity levels to errors?
  37. Will UFTP automatically zip and unzip files as they are sent/received?
  38. Does UFTP optionally assign incoming files to include additional user-defined parameters (i.e.: date, time, ftp client Id, etc)?
  39. Will UFTP rename an existing file if another file is being received by the same name?
  40. Does UFTP maintain security controls that we have already defined?
  41. What file types are supported (i.e.: ASCII, EBCDIC, binary, text, etc)?
  42. Will UFTP allow me to save and copy scripts?
  43. At which trade shows do you exhibit?
  44. Have any articles, product reviews, or buyer's guides been published that include the product?
  45. Has the product won any awards?
  46. Does the product run on platforms other than AS/400?
  47. Is the product developer an IBM business partner?
  48. Does the product developer belong to IBM Rochester's PID?
  49. What is LANSA and why do I need it?
  50. What libraries do I need to have on the library list in order to use UFTP?
  51. How do I add the libraries to my library list?
  52. What is the CL command to apply a UFTP code?
  53. What is the CL command to apply a LANSA code?
  54. What information do I need to supply in order to get an authorization code?
  55. I get the following message when applying the LANSA code - "Cannot resolve to object DC@P8080"?
  56. Are UFTP sample scripts available to view and/or use?
  57. How do you prevent FTP from removing trailing blanks during a file transfer?
  58. When I FTP a database file from one AS/400 to another, records and some data are often missing. Is there a bug in FTP?
  59. How do I connect to a remote server when our network uses a Proxy Server?
  60. The jobs in the STLISTEN subsystem are locked up and halt our Tape Backups. Can these be shutdown?
  61. My UFTP execution job is failing and the Job Log says 'Record with this "key" already exists in file FTHS'. What can I do?
  62. What do I put in the Command Execution Successful Code when there is no FTP Return Code associated with the FTP Command?
  63. How will my Execution work differently if I run in Test or Production Mode?
  64. Why do I get a "Printer port name LPT1 specified in PRTR= parameter ." Error when I try to print from the Windows Client?
  65. How Do I Retain My File Definitions When I FTP A File To Another 400?