Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 12:05:28 +0100 From: Dom Mitchell <Dom.Mitchell@palmerharvey.co.uk> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FTP passive mode - a new default? Message-ID: <E10mbV3-000Mze-00@voodoo.pandhm.co.uk> In-Reply-To: "Jordan K. Hubbard"'s message of "Wed, 26 May 1999 03:50:21 PDT" <16256.927715821@zippy.cdrom.com>
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On 26 May 1999, "Jordan K. Hubbard" proclaimed: > Unless I hear unanimous fierce outcry against it, I'm strongly > considering making FTP_PASSIVE_MODE obsolete by virtue of being the > default for all tools/libraries which currently examine it. > FTP_ACTIVE_MODE will be the new flag for toggling the previous > behavior. > > Given the state of the Internet today, I think this is purely a > sensible change in defaults. Comments? Please do. However, a suitable notice must be plastered somewhere suitable (RELNOTES?). It might also be worth noting in ipfw(8). -- Dom Mitchell -- Palmer & Harvey McLane -- Unix Systems Administrator "Value of 2 may go down as well as up" -- FORTRAN programmers manual -- ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. ********************************************************************** To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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