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Has low requirements on FTP server. Creates a single connection to FTP server.
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For better performance, mirrors contents of FTP server on demand. Uses a file cache.
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Visualizes file state in icon (whether file data is remote, being downloaded or mirrored).
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User initiated refresh of directories and files from FTP server.
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Automatically reconnects to FTP server if connection is closed.
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Reads already available file data while file is being downloaded.
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Automatically uploads entire file that has been changed, after it has been closed.
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Prioritizes directory downloads over file downloads and small files over large files.
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Download is interruptible by higher priority download.
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Client-server architecture for file system, to avoid hard crashes in the kernel.
Kernel space file system add-on delegates operations to user space ftpfs_server.