Re: [users] Unidentified subject!

["Martin F. Krafft" <madduck@madduck.net>]

also sprach Jenner Almanzar (on Mon, 02 Jul 2001 12:52:50PM -0700):
> how can i set ftp mode to passive in order to download
> some files from a website?
> 
> i use this command:
> 
> wget
> http://216.219.229.225/download/debian-2.2r3-1.iso

wget --passive-ftp http://216.219.229.225/download/debian-2.2r3-1.iso

but wget is not really for FTP but for HTTP (even though it speaks FTP
too). you should get ncftp and then use

ncftpget -F http://216.219.229.225/download/debian-2.2r3-1.iso

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