How to Create Greeting and Exit Messages with FTP Server

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The Windows NT File Transfer Protocol (FTP) Server offers the ability to create custom greeting and exit messages when users connect to or disconnect from the FTP Server.

To add a custom greeting or exit message, do the following:

1. Open the Registry Editor (REGEDT32.EXE).
2. Use the following path:

         HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Services\FtpSvc
         \Parameters

3. From the Edit menu, choose Add Value to create either of the following entries:
   GreetingMessage ExitMessage
4. Set the Data Type of both values to REG_MULTI_SZ.
5. Enter any desired messages in the Data dialog box.

Once these entries are created, any users connecting to the Windows NT FTP Server will see the messages.