on Sat, Oct 13, 2001 at 08:57:48PM -0700, Karsten M. Self (kmself@ix.netcom.com) wrote:
> on Sat, Oct 13, 2001 at 11:48:53PM -0400, Stan Brown (stanb@awod.com) wrote:
> > I'm behind a firewall, that requires that ftp be run in "passive" mode.
> > While this s easy enough to do with the -p option, I would like to be able
> > to set some system wide configuration, or environmnet variable, so that all
> > users get this as the default.
>
> $ man ftp
> $ pftp host
...or, do what I do, and use a *real* ftp client[1]: lftp.
It uses largely similar syntax to a conventional ftp client, but
provides a minimal shell through which commands can be executed. It
also does a few clever things like cache directory listings for servers,
respects multiple access methods (ftp, ftps, http, https), allows
backgrounding of downloads (including job control and backgrounding
downloads in progress for completion when you exit the client), and,
most importantly, reference an rc file so that settings (and commands)
can be run automajickally at startup.
Quite the slick tool.
Peace.
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Notes:
1. If you don't mind my telling you, again, not to do what you're doing
and how to do it the right way....
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