Settings Panel

Settings are grouped in five sections: SERVER, RETRY, USERS, LOGGING, and FTP. All these settings can be changed manually by editing file settings.ini. If you change settings with Administrator panel, they'll take effect as soon as they are saved on the server by 'SAVE' button. If you change them manually you'll need to restart DM server.

SERVER section
Delete file after x days

Downloaded files will be kept for x days. They'll be deleted from server after that period.

Internet timeout x s

Timeout for downloading from Internet (in seconds). If too high, we'll waste time with site that is currently slow. If too low, temporary stalls will break download.

CGI timeout x s

How much time (in seconds) a CGI has for connecting to server. After timeout, temporary key will be removed for security reasons and CGI won't be able to talk to the server.

Save every x min

Save current state every x minutes. If server isn't shut down through the shutdown option in Administrator applet but 'dies' in any other way, all changes after last save will be lost.

 

RETRY section
Initial delay x s

Initial delay (in seconds) between interrupt of download and retry. If x=300 then at least 5min must pass before download is retried. Pauses are used for other downloads that are waiting.

Maximum delay x s

Limit for increasing pauses (in seconds).

Delay increment x s

When download fails again, this value (in seconds) is added to 'Initial delay' in order to make longer pauses between retries.

Stop after x retries

If file isn't downloaded within x retries, we give up.

 

USERS section
Client refresh every x s

Time (in seconds) client applet waits before it asks the server to update data. Default is 2s but if you have modem users you can increase it to 5s to lower the used bandwidth. Larger increases aren't recommended.

Client timeout x s

Timeout for client (in seconds). Client can be blocked for some time (e.g. swaps) so this value shouldn't be lower than 3*ClientRefresh. It shouldn't be too high either because same client can't have two connections. If first one is broken but server still doesn't know it client won't be able to login .

Normal users can login

You can forbid or allow normal users to login.

Allow creation of normal users

If this setting is checked, then anyone can create new normal user by selecting 'Add new user' in Client applet. It frees the administrator from adding new users but also allows anyone to create a new user.

 

LOGGING section
Error log

Check this box if you want errors to be logged. You can also change name of log file. Errors are invalid parameters, unsuccessful admin logins, etc.

Activity log

Check this box if you want activity to be logged. You can also change name of log file. Activities are starting server, shutdown, loading data, etc.

 

FTP section
Anonymous password

Password that will be sent to anonymous FTP requests. It should be an e-mail address because some FTP servers refuse anonymous logins if password isn't e-mail.

Use PASV Mode

This setting should help with FTP through firewalls. If you encounter a problem with your firewall while trying FTP, try checking this setting.

 

Load and Save

When you select this panel, server is contacted and settings are loaded. You can change the values as you like. When you're satisfied, you should press 'SAVE' button to update settings on the server. If you want to revert to the settings that are stored on the server, you should use 'LOAD' button.