Set FTP Connection and Read Timeouts

Demonstrates the timeout properties ConnectTimeout, ReadTimeout, and IdleTimeoutMs.

Background: The three timeouts guard different phases: ConnectTimeout (in seconds) bounds how long a connection attempt blocks so an unreachable server fails promptly; ReadTimeout (seconds) limits how long a data connection may stall without new data; and IdleTimeoutMs (milliseconds) caps a lack of forward progress overall. Tuning them prevents a hung server or flaky link from freezing an automated job indefinitely.

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bool success = false;

Chilkat.Ftp2 ftp = new Chilkat.Ftp2();

ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com";
ftp.Username = "myFtpLogin";

//  Maximum seconds to wait for the TCP connection to be accepted.
ftp.ConnectTimeout = 15;

//  Maximum seconds a data connection may go without receiving more data before timing out.
ftp.ReadTimeout = 30;

//  Maximum milliseconds without a control-channel response or forward progress before failing.
ftp.IdleTimeoutMs = 20000;

//  Normally you would not hard-code the password in source.  You should instead obtain it
//  from an interactive prompt, environment variable, or a secrets vault.
ftp.Password = "myPassword";

success = ftp.Connect();
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}

Debug.WriteLine("Connected with custom timeouts.");

success = ftp.Disconnect();
if (success == false) {
    Debug.WriteLine(ftp.LastErrorText);
    return;
}