The FTP.DATA configuration data set is optional. The FTP daemon searches for this data set during initialization.
The FTP server search order is:
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If you use an MVS™ data set, this data set should have a logical record length of 80 and a block size that is a multiple of 80. If a UNIX file (such as /etc/ftp.data) is the configuration input, ensure that there are no trailing blanks on the configuration statements, because some specifications might be rejected if trailing blanks are present.
FTP parameters have default values, and you can change these defaults using statements in the FTP.DATA configuration data set. It is not necessary to include all statements in the FTP.DATA data set.
Guideline: Only include the statements if the default value is not what you want, because the default is used for any statement not included in the FTP.DATA data set.
The FTP client and server read FTP.DATA once at initialization. Therefore, any changes you make to FTP.DATA are not applied until the next time you start the FTP client and server.
Some FTP server parameters can be changed during an FTP session by issuing the SITE command from the FTP client. Likewise, FTP client parameters can be changed during an FTP session by issuing the subcommand from the FTP client. See the z/OS Communications Server: IP User's Guide and Commands for more information about the SITE command and the locsite subcommand.
Data set attributes play a significant role in FTP performance.