(PowerShell) SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 Proxy for FTP

Demonstrates how to connect to an FTP server through a SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 proxy. Both SSL/TLS and non-secure FTP communications may use SOCKS4 and SOCKS5 proxies.

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Add-Type -Path "C:\chilkat\ChilkatDotNet47-9.5.0-x64\ChilkatDotNet47.dll"

# This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
# See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

$ftp = New-Object Chilkat.Ftp2

$ftp.Hostname = "ftp.example.com"
$ftp.Username = "login"
$ftp.Password = "password"

# To use a SOCKS4 or SOCKS5 proxy, simply set the following
# properties prior to connecting:
# The SOCKS hostname may be a domain name or 
# IP address:
$ftp.SocksHostname = "www.mysocksproxyserver.com"
$ftp.SocksPort = 1080
$ftp.SocksUsername = "myProxyLogin"
$ftp.SocksPassword = "myProxyPassword"
# Set the SOCKS version to 4 or 5 based on the version
# of the SOCKS proxy server:
$ftp.SocksVersion = 5
# Note: SOCKS4 servers only support usernames without passwords.
# SOCKS5 servers support full login/password authentication.

# Connect and login to the FTP server.
$success = $ftp.Connect()
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Change to the remote directory where the file is located.
# This step is only necessary if the file is not in the root directory
# for the FTP account.
$success = $ftp.ChangeRemoteDir("junk")
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

# Download a file.
$localFilename = "c:/temp/hamlet.xml"
$remoteFilename = "hamlet.xml"

$success = $ftp.GetFile($remoteFilename,$localFilename)
if ($success -ne $true) {
    $($ftp.LastErrorText)
    exit
}

$success = $ftp.Disconnect()

$("File Downloaded!")