🚀 go-pugleaf

Hello,

I use BCB5 with Indy 8.0.22.

I want to implement a simple FTP client into my application to up- and 
download files from and to an inhouse ftp-server.

I use the TidFTP component and I like the idea of blocking mode. This 
prevents me from building something like a state machine.

But I have two problems:

1. How can I implement a timeout functionality? I tested the TidFTP 
component on my home pc with software firewall. If I don't answer the 
"Allow or reject internet connection"-dialog of the firewall software, 
my testprogram waits forever. In real life, if something is blocking the 
connection, I want to wait a number of seconds and then inform the user 
about the problem.

2. Several different exceptions are thrown, if something went wrong. For 
example, if I try to connect to a server which does not exist, I get an 
EidSocketError 'Socket Error # 11004'. This is not a very user-friendly 
information. Is there a way to translate the messages to a more friendly 
text like 'Server does not exist'? Is there a list of error codes?

Thanks,
Thomas