I have a simple program that compresses files using Archive::Zip then ftp's them using Net::FTP. I would like some opinions / experiances with Net::FTP concerning reliability.

What I am wondering is if the ftp transfer fails for any reason (write perms on the destination or connection breaks) will I get a reliable and trustworthy error from Net::FTP? I know that the return value is 'true' or 'false', but is that for the method itself executing or is it for the action requested (put, get etc.).

Does Net::FTP do any sort of checksum on the file sent to know it was delivered successfully? Do I need to check the size on the local and remote machine to be sure they are the same before deleting the local file?

Opinions, input, extra ideas?

In reply to is Net::FTP reliable? by gnu@perl

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