Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 18:16:07 -0500 (CDT) From: Chris Dillon <cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FTP passive mode - a new default? Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.9905261814090.66551-100000@mail.wolves.k12.mo.us> In-Reply-To: <16256.927715821@zippy.cdrom.com>
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On Wed, 26 May 1999, Jordan K. Hubbard wrote: > 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? Wouldn't bother me a bit. I just set up a firewall and now need passive mode to do any FTPing to outside hosts. Passive shouldn't hurt people who don't have firewalls anyway, so go for it. -- Chris Dillon - cdillon@wolves.k12.mo.us - cdillon@inter-linc.net FreeBSD: The fastest and most stable server OS on the planet. For Intel x86 and Alpha architectures (SPARC under development). ( http://www.freebsd.org ) "One should admire Windows users. It takes a great deal of courage to trust Windows with your data." To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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