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WinSCP uses ''scp'' command to perform the transfer. On some SSH servers, particularly ssh.com, the ''scp'' may be a link to ''scp2'' command. The ''scp2'' is in fact SFTP server, that WinSCP cannot talk to in SCP mode. Check //Use scp2 with scp1 compat.// to make WinSCP try to force the ''scp'' command to use really the SCP protocol (using ''-1'' option). Note that if the server supports ''scp2'', it probably supports [[sftp|SFTP protocol]] too. WinSCP uses ''scp'' command to perform the transfer. On some SSH servers, particularly ssh.com, the ''scp'' may be a link to ''scp2'' command. The ''scp2'' is in fact SFTP server, that WinSCP cannot talk to in SCP mode. Check //Use scp2 with scp1 compat.// to make WinSCP try to force the ''scp'' command to use really the SCP protocol (using ''-1'' option). Note that if the server supports ''scp2'', it probably supports [[sftp|SFTP protocol]] too.
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 +===== Further Reading =====
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 +Read more about the [[ui_login|WinSCP Login dialog box]]:
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 +  * [[ui_login_session|Session]] (basic session options)
 +    * [[ui_login_stored_sessions|Sites/Stored sessions]] (to manage sites/stored sessions) &beta
 +    * [[ui_login_logging|Logging]] (to enable logging)
 +  * [[ui_login_environment|Environment]] (server compatibility options, filename encoding, DST, etc)
 +    * [[ui_login_directories|Directories]] (initial directories, directory cache)
 +    * [[ui_login_recycle_bin|Recycle Bin]]
 +    * [[ui_login_sftp|SFTP]] (SFTP protocol specific/compatibility options)
 +    * [[ui_login_scp|SCP/Shell]] (shell and SCP protocol specific/compatibility options)
 +    * [[ui_login_ftp|FTP]] (FTP protocol specific options)
 +  * [[ui_login_connection|Connection]] (timeouts, keepalives)
 +    * [[ui_login_proxy|Proxy]] (connection thru proxy server)
 +    * [[ui_login_tunnel|Tunnel]] (connection thru SSH tunnel)
 +  * [[ui_login_ssh|SSH]] (SSH protocol options and authentication)
 +    * [[ui_login_kex|Key exchange]] (key exchange and reexchange options)
 +    * [[ui_login_authentication|Authentication]] (advanced authentication options)
 +    * [[ui_login_bugs|Bugs]] (detections of known bugs in SSH servers)
 +  * [[ui_login_preferences|Preferences]] ([[ui_preferences|interface/behaviour configuration]])
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