DOCUMENT:Q257337  02-APR-2000  [iis]
TITLE   :Supported Transfer Mode in IIS
PRODUCT :Internet Information Server
PROD/VER:winnt:1.0,2.0,3.0,4.0,5.0
OPER/SYS:
KEYWORDS:kbOSWin2000

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The information in this article applies to:

 - Microsoft Internet Information Server versions 1.0, 2.0, 3.0, 4.0 
 - Microsoft Internet Information Services version 5.0 
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SUMMARY
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According to RFC 959, there are three transfer modes in the File Transfer
Protocol. The following codes are assigned for toggling the transfer modes:

   S - Stream
   B - Block
   C - Compressed

The default transfer mode is Stream. IIS only supports Stream mode transfers in
its current (IIS 5.0) and previous implementations.

MORE INFORMATION
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For more information on RFC 959, please see the following Web page:

   http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc959.txt

Additional query words:

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Keywords          : kbOSWin2000 
Technology        : kbiisSearch kbiis500 kbiis400 kbiis300 kbiis200 kbiis100
Version           : winnt:1.0,2.0,3.0,4.0,5.0
Issue type        : kbinfo

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