SQL-ftpd IDLE command

Note: Your ftp client may be case sensitive

If you intend to give the server a query which might take some time to complete, you'll need to set the timeout parameter on the server. The default timeout is currently only 5 minutes, and it will be easy to overrun that. To change the timeout value for the server (before it assumes you're done and forgot to log out), the command is idle <number-of-seconds>. For example:

  ftp sybasedev.acs.ncsu.edu 9220           # connect to port 9220 on sybasedev (sqlftp)
  User: <your-sybase-user-id>
  Password: <your-sybase-password>
  230 User <your-sybase-user-id> logged in.
  
  ftp> idle                                   # display the current timeout value.
  200 Current IDLE time limit is 300 seconds; max 7200
  ftp> idle 1800                              # set the timeout to one-half hour.
  200 Maximum IDLE time set to 7200 seconds

Note: The idle command may not be implemented in all ftp clients. Consult your ftp client's help facility for more information on setting the idle timeout.

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