Date: Sun, 13 Oct 2002 21:08:04 -0700 From: "Firsto Lasto" <firstolasto@hotmail.com> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Cc: bts@babbleon.org Subject: Re: how do I ftp a large file ? Message-ID: <F103J2ObbJAvFfLEWi100010cd6@hotmail.com>
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Ok, well I guess a: "I'll make a conscious effort to arbitrarily limit functionality just because I don't need it" is one way to approach things. Good luck with that! > > >I should certainly expect that 2G or 4G files are unusually large to be >FTPing around. > >You hit a 4-byte file-length field limitation at that size and it would >not seem terribly unreasonble to me off-hand for the protocol to fail >to support such monstrosities. > >You could always move them in pieces. > > >On Sunday 13 October 2002 09:21 pm, Firsto Lasto wrote: >| Hi, >| >| I think this message was caught in a mail loop from ... 1996 or >| something, because what it says is you have not tested your ftp >| software with files larger than 4gigs. >| >| Obviously this is some joke or something, since these days a 4gig >| file is not rare or exceptional or interesting in any way. >| >| Can someone answer this question with recent info ? Again, I can see >| how back in the days of 4.3BSD and SunOS 4 that there would be file >| size limits like that, but obviously they would not exist in this >| modern day and age. >| >| thanks! >| >| >The most recent version of proftpd (1.2.6 in the ports) provides >| > support for >2G files...the maximum we've tested is ~4G. >| > >| >On Sun, 2002-10-13 at 09:15, Firsto Lasto wrote: >| > > I have a 2gig file and a 6gig file on a linux system, and I am >| > > trying to move them to a freebsd machine. >| > > >| > > I have tried both scp and ftp and in both cases I get: >| > > >| > > "File too large" >| > > >| > > So, how should I transfer large files between unix systems ? >| > > >| > > >| > > >| > > _________________________________________________________________ >| > > Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: >| > > http://mobile.msn.com >| > > >| > > >| > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >| > > with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message >| > >| >-- >| >John-David Childs (JC612) Enterprise Internet Solutions >| >Systems Administration http://www.nterprise.net >| > & Network Engineering 9616 Pecos St Thornton CO 80260 >| >Replies to this address are /dev/nulled. Whois is your friend. >| >| _________________________________________________________________ >| Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com >| >| >| To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >| with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > >-- >Brian, the man from Babble-On . . . . bts@babbleon.org (personal) _________________________________________________________________ Send and receive Hotmail on your mobile device: http://mobile.msn.com To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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