public boolean startUpload(final FrostUploadItem ulItem) {
    if (ulItem == null || ulItem.getState() != FrostUploadItem.STATE_WAITING) {
      return false;
    }

    ulItem.setUploadStartedMillis(System.currentTimeMillis());

    ulItem.setState(FrostUploadItem.STATE_PROGRESS);

    // start the upload
    final boolean doMime;
    final boolean setTargetFileName;
    if (ulItem.isSharedFile()) {
      doMime = false;
      setTargetFileName = false;
    } else {
      doMime = true;
      setTargetFileName = true;
    }

    // try to start using DDA
    boolean isDda =
        fcpTools.startPersistentPutUsingDda(
            ulItem.getGqIdentifier(),
            ulItem.getFile(),
            ulItem.getFileName(),
            doMime,
            setTargetFileName,
            ulItem.getCompress(),
            ulItem.getFreenetCompatibilityMode(),
            ulItem.getPriority());

    if (!isDda) {
      // upload was not startet because DDA is not allowed...
      // if UploadManager selected this file then it is not already in progress!
      directTransferQueue.appendItemToQueue(ulItem);
    }
    return true;
  }