Figure 7 shows the preferences window for FTPhoto. Default values are pre-selected.
Fig. 7
Looking at the options in turn:
Save Payment Information if you wish to use the same credit card, or COD specification, on recurrent orders. FTPhoto safely encrypts this information.
By default, FTPhoto checks in with the lab on launch, and will notify you if a new version of itself is available. You may de-select this option if you only want to check manually. Be aware, though, that the new version may contain important changes.
It is rare, if ever, that "active" FTP is needed. "Passive" mode is used almost exclusively now, but the active option remains (note: as of version 3.8, FTPhoto also supports the SFTP protocol, at the lab's option. This setting is ignored with SFTP.)
When entire folders are imported into FTPhoto at once, the default behavior is to only import top-level files, and ignore any nested folders. However, this may be overridden.