Re: Passive ftp with dselect?

["Brian C. White" <bcwhite@verisim.com>]

>  System is running fine, thank you! A question: Can I do ftp in passive
> mode with dselect ? It does not seem to rely on .netrc, so I can't give
> passive command there. I also tried dftp, but it seemed too complicated
> (did not read .dftprc etc).

Well, I beg to differ with "complicated".  If you have straight FTP access,
you should just be able to type:

	dftp getnew

Not too much there.

It does read ".dftprc" (because I use it) and also "/etc/dftp.conf".

>  (I would like to update my machines both at home and work to newest
> Debian. Behind a firewall this is always a bit strange. The only thing
> that seems to work is to use ftp in passive mode.)

I used to use dftp through an Eagle secure gateway.  Though I have not
used this capability for quite some time, now, it should still be
functional.  Whether this will work with your firewall or not is a
different question.  Dftp does rely on ".netrc" (one it builds, not
your own) to get through a firewall, so if you can set up your personal
.netrc to get through the firewall, then 'dftp' can also work through
the firewall, though it may need some modification to do so.
                                             
                                          Brian
                                 ( bcwhite@verisim.com )
                                             
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