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Chris <racerx@makeworld.com> writes:

>> You could try running ftpsesame or pftpx instead.
>
> Why not simply use sftp?

That would be a bit smarter in quite a few cases, certainly.

I'm no fan of ftp myself, but there are circumstances where you need to
accomodate users' perceived needs.  That's where little bits of ftp
through NAT and/or firewalls magic comes in very handy.

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