Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 20:05:26 -0700 (PDT) From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@hub.freebsd.org> To: eivind@FreeBSD.ORG Cc: jkh@zippy.cdrom.com, current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FTP passive mode - a new default? Message-ID: <19990527030526.6194014BDE@hub.freebsd.org> In-Reply-To: <19990527041720.I1444@bitbox.follo.net> (message from Eivind Eklund on Thu, 27 May 1999 04:17:20 %2B0200)
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> > > > > do any apps check for FTP_ACTIVE_MODE? > > are we going to apply patches to each app to check for this > > and maintains those patches over the course of time? > > > > seems to be a change without commensurate benefit.....it will > > confuse some, suprise others and doesnt seem to offer > > substantial benefit. > > It has the (large!) benefit of NATed[1] and firewalled users getting a > working setup at once. I'm in favour. changing the default to FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=YES would accomplish the same thing, no? i agree that this is good. i disgree about changin the name of the knob to FTP_ACTIVE_MODE. jmb > > [1] Those using natd/ppp -alias will get this already, due to a > protocol translator in libalias. Alas, this does not combine with > firewalls on the NAT machine unless somebody choose to activate the > code I added to libalias to punch 'holes' in ipfw. > > Eivind. > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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