Re: Passive mode FTP?
On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 07:02:51PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote:
> on Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 06:36:33PM +0200, staf wagemakers (staf@digibel.org) wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 06:24:00PM -0400, Stan Brown wrote:
> > > Whats the magic environment variable to get ftp to use FTP mode?
> >
> > If you start "ftp -p" ftp will use passive mode, at the ftp prompt you can
> > switch between "normal" and passive mode with the passive command.
>
> Is there any way of specifying this as a default? AFAIK, ftp doesn't
> have a config file, though ~/.netrc can be used to specify access.
> default/anonymous is my own preferred setting:
>
> default login anonymous password anon@emous.com
You could try to add:
macdef init passive
to your .netrc This should switch to passive mode after the login. although
using pftp (like someone-else suggested) is a easier solution.
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Staf Wagemakers
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