From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue May 31 19:05:16 2005 Return-Path: X-Original-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0602D16A41C for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 19:05:16 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from lakecmmtao05.coxmail.com (lakecmmtao05.coxmail.com [68.99.120.79]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8196B43D1F for ; Tue, 31 May 2005 19:05:15 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com) Received: from dns1 ([64.58.171.82]) by lakecmmtao05.coxmail.com (InterMail vM.6.01.04.04 201-2131-118-104-20050224) with ESMTP id <20050531190514.TCNS7226.lakecmmtao05.coxmail.com@dns1>; Tue, 31 May 2005 15:05:14 -0400 From: Vizion To: Glenn Dawson Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 12:00:05 -0700 User-Agent: KMail/1.8 References: <200505310818.45961.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <200505310915.32333.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> <6.1.0.6.2.20050531101320.02c46eb0@cobalt.antimatter.net> In-Reply-To: <6.1.0.6.2.20050531101320.02c46eb0@cobalt.antimatter.net> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200505311200.06206.vizion@vizion.occoxmail.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: ftp server frustrating X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 31 May 2005 19:05:16 -0000 On Tuesday 31 May 2005 10:17, the author Glenn Dawson contributed to the dialogue on- Re: ftp server frustrating: >At 09:15 AM 5/31/2005, Vizion wrote: >>It is the general problem that concerns me - if I am in some goddamned >>foreign >>port trying to get an individual file by a slow ftp connection from my >>waterproof windows rugged tablet for subsequent transfer to my on below >> decks freebsd server I do not want to have to be frustratingly >> disconnected because the typing speed on my tablet is limited! > >why not use: > >ftp -A ftp.freebsd.org > >under windows, and > >ftp -a ftp.freebsd.org > >under freebsd? > >-Glenn because I never looked at the manual - and old habits die hard I guess there was no such thing when I first used ftp!! I still cant understand why the cut off is set so short!! I guess you are in the business of getting old dogs to learn new tricks!!! :-) David -- 40 yrs navigating and computing in blue waters. English Owner & Captain of British Registered 60' bluewater Ketch S/V Taurus. Currently in San Diego, CA. Sailing May/June bound for Europe via Panama Canal.