Date: Thu, 19 Jun 1997 02:01:40 +0000 From: Vladimir Kushnir <kushn@olinet.isf.kiev.ua> To: Wolfgang Helbig <helbig@MX.BA-Stuttgart.De> Cc: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: Using proxies for ftp-transfer: how? Message-ID: <33A89304.41C67EA6@olinet.isf.kiev.ua> References: <199706182327.BAA18918@helbig.informatik.ba-stuttgart.de>
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Wolfgang Helbig wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > Actually, the subject sais it all. How do I enable using > > ftp proxy (my ISP suggests using it) to transfer files from > > remote site to my home machine? Netscape does that but > > honestly I'm getting tired of this gross resource hog. > > Besides, I'd rather use command line programs like > > plain ftp or ncftp. > > > > Sorry if question is obvious but I just didn't find an > > answer in documentation. So perhaps some kind soul would > > advice me on this matter. > > How about man ftp or man fetch? > At least the manual pages mention proxies, but I did not try it yet. > > Wolfgang > > > > Any help would be greatly appreciated. > > > > Vladimir > > Thanks a lot. I still can't find answer about ftp (what is on its manpage tells about transfer between two third-party remote sites, if I understand correctly; I may be wrong though), but I should have thought about fetch myself, and fetch does support proxies, it seems. Thanks again. Vladimir
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