Lynx and FTP

Steve Holmes steve at holmesgrown.com
Tue Aug 20 21:44:27 EDT 2002


I'm aware of that option but I think I would rather switch lynx if
possible.  I thought I had read that most web clients use passive
FTP.  I can't really see the advantage of active FTP and its port
command.  It is the port command that usually hangs.

On Tue, Aug 20, 2002 at 04:55:24AM +0100, Toby Fisher wrote:
> 
> Do you have access to the masquerading machine?  If so, there are ftp
> helper modules for the Linux kernel which you will need to enable in order
> for active ftp to work, but it should, I believe.
> 
> Cheers.
> 
> -- 
> Toby Fisher	Email: toby at g0ucu.freeserve.co.uk




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