CuteFTP Professional User s Guide 

MySite.Port = 21

MySite.Login = "username"  

MySite.Password = "password"

MySite.Connect

Transferring files in an unencrypted data channel 

Description  

Use the ClearDataConnection property to specify whether the data channel should be 

encrypted or not when using FTP over SSL.  

Syntax  

long Object.ClearDataConnection  

Parameters   

Your login is encrypted but data transfers are not. This is the 

True  default. 

False  Your login and data transfers are encrypted. 

Example  

Set MySite = CreateObject("CuteFTPPro.TEConnection") 

MySite.Protocol = "FTPS" 

MySite.ClearDataConnection = false

 `encrypt FTP data channel 

Configuration Notes  

The default is true (encrypted), so only set this property if you wish to log in securely 

but transfer data in the clear.  

This property will only work if the remote server supports SSL and clear data channel 

connections (PROT C command according to RFC 2228) and you have specified FTPS 

as the protocol type.  

Sending unencrypted commands over an SSL connection 

Description  

Use the ClearCommandChannel property to specify that the command channel should 

not be encrypted  over SSL.  

Syntax  

long Object.ClearCommandChannel

Parameters   

Your login is encrypted but as data transfers start, commands 

True  are not encrypted.  

Your login and subsequent commands are encrypted. This is 

False  the default 

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