gtpa2m2lApplication Programming

Trivial File Transfer Protocol (TFTP) Server

The TPF system supports any TFTP client, such as AIX 3.1 and higher or DOS 5.0 and higher, that conforms to the Internet Activity Board (IAB) TFTP draft standard documented in Request for Comments (RFC) 1350.

However, the following differences are noted:

Customizing the TFTP Server

The TFTP configuration file, /etc/tftp.conf, controls the behavior of the TFTP server for accessing files and the access permissions assigned to a file when it is stored. See TPF Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol for more information about the TFTP configuration file.

Security

The TFTP server does not perform any user validation. Carefully consider the file access rights allowed by read and write requests. The allow and deny directives that are specified in the TFTP configuration file are used to control file access. See TPF Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol for more information about the TFTP configuration file.

File Names

All TPF file names specified by a TFTP client must be fully qualified path names that begin with a slash (/).

Using the TFTP Server from Another System

Use the tools for your system to create and maintain files of Web page content and transfer these files using the TFTP server to the TPF system where they can be accessed.

For more information about TFTP, see the following references.