| When synchronizing with an FTP server there are a few things to be aware of.
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| Speed
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| FTP connections are generally slow. It may take some while to get a connection. Be patient. If the server is public, like ftp.microsoft.com, there may be so many other people trying to connect that getting a connection may not be possible. Try again later.
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| Logins
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| FTP servers support 2 kinds of login. Anonymous and user account. If you don't have an account you must use anonymous login. This means that it is unlikely you will have upload rights so you will only be able to download from the server.
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| Time-stamps
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| FTP servers time-stamp files when they are written. FTP clients are not able to change these time-stamps. This means that when uploading files the time-stamps will never match. To make it easier to see which files have been synchronized, FTPSync has an option to set the times of local files to the same as the remote after an upload. If the server is in a different timezone it will help to set the "Shift remote files times" option in the advanced connection properties.
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