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2				StubFtpServer Features and Limitations
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5StubFtpServer Features
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7  * Standalone dummy FTP server. Run either within the same JVM as test code or in a different JVM.
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9  * Implements common FTP server commands. See {{{./stubftpserver-commandhandlers.html}FTP Commands and CommandHandlers}}.
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11  * Supports active and passive mode data transfers.
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13  * Works out of the box with reasonable defaults: success reply codes and empty data.
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15  * Easy to configure command handlers for individual FTP server commands to return success/failure reply codes and custom data.
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17  * Can verify expected FTP server command invocations.
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19  * Easy to implement command handlers for other commands or replace existing command handlers.
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21  * Use a dynamically chosen free port number for the server control port instead of using the default (21)
22    or hard-coding some other value (set the serverControlPort property of the server to 0).
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24  * Fully supports configuration within the <<Spring Framework>>.
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26  * Can be used to test FTP client code written in any language
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29StubFtpServer Limitations
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31  * Using <<StubFtpServer>> for testing and simulation of non-default scenarios requires
32    some understanding of the FTP Specification and a configuration of the low-level
33    FTP Server commands.
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