diff --git a/agent/system/sftpapi.py b/agent/system/sftpapi.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d393655
--- /dev/null
+++ b/agent/system/sftpapi.py
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#
+#  Copyright (c) 2008 Helmut Merz helmutm@cy55.de
+#
+#  This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+#  it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+#  the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or
+#  (at your option) any later version.
+#
+#  This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+#  but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+#  MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+#  GNU General Public License for more details.
+#
+#  You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
+#  along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
+#  Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA
+#
+
+"""
+Configuration controlled import of sftp functionality
+
+$Id: rpcapi.py
+"""
+
+def setup(config):
+    global FileTransfer
+    if config.transport.remote.sftp == 'testing':
+        from cybertools.agent.testing.sftp import FileTransfer
+    else:
+        from cybertools.agent.transport.file.sftp import FileTransfer
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/agent/testing/transporter.cfg b/agent/testing/transporter.cfg
index bcad40a..ad968bb 100644
--- a/agent/testing/transporter.cfg
+++ b/agent/testing/transporter.cfg
@@ -12,3 +12,4 @@ transport.remote.server = 'testing'
 transport.remote.url = 'http://localhost:8123'
 transport.remote.ftp.url = 'http://cy05.de'
 transport.remote.ftp.user = 'scrat'
+transport.remote.sftp = 'testing'
diff --git a/agent/transport/remote.py b/agent/transport/remote.py
index 3336860..40e6f55 100644
--- a/agent/transport/remote.py
+++ b/agent/transport/remote.py
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ from twisted.internet import defer
 from zope.interface import implements
 
 from cybertools.agent.system import rpcapi
-#from cybertools.agent.system import sftpapi
+from cybertools.agent.system import sftpapi
 from cybertools.agent.base.agent import Master
 from cybertools.agent.core.agent import QueueableAgent
 from cybertools.agent.interfaces import ITransporter
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ class Transporter(QueueableAgent):
         config = master.config
         self.serverURL = config.transport.remote.url
         self.server = rpcapi.xmlrpc.Proxy(self.serverURL)
-        #self.ftpServer = FileTransfer(host, port, username, password)
+        self.ftpServer = sftpapi.FileTransfer(host, port, username, password)
         #self.method = params[method]
         #self.machineName = params[machineName]
         #self.userName = params[userName]
@@ -71,7 +71,10 @@ class Transporter(QueueableAgent):
         """
         #return self.server.callRemote('getMetadata', resource.metadata)
         self.deferred = defer.Deferred()
-        # d = self.ftpServer.upload()
+        # here the filename is to be specified for the remote path
+        # the filename has to be created artificially by the tempfile
+        # mechanism?
+        d = self.ftpServer.upload(resource.path, 'remote')
         d = self.server.callRemote('getMetadata', resource.metadata)
         d.addCallback(self.transferDone)
         d.addErrback(self.errorHandler)