Date: Wed, 4 May 2005 19:17:02 +0200 From: Peter Much <pmc@citylink.dinoex.sub.org> To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org, freebsd-ports@freebsd.org Subject: port-fetch, ftp passive, and port priority Message-ID: <20050504171702.GA3319@gate.oper.dinoex.org>
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Hi all, some internet providers use a "feature" called "port priority" to slow down filesharing programs. The problem is, ftp transfers in passive mode are also slowed down by this "feature" (and ftp transfers in classical active mode are usually out of question because one has to open any firewall for them to work). There is a nice option for the "fetch" utilitiy, so that one can use passive ftp and still get around the providers "port priority" thruput throttle. One can put the variable FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS=-U into /etc/make.conf for this to work on port-builds, or when calling "fetch" from the commandline, use the option "-U". (Only the root user is allowed to use this option, otherwise permission is denied.) I'm posting this, because it seems no one knows about this option: it actually does not work: although the option exists and gets handed thru the various functions, the code to do the real work is missing! I have just added some necessary code, and now it works for me as intended, and I have sent a bug-report, so I hope this will be implemented soon. Interim, my fix is published in bugreport bin/80620 PMc
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