From owner-freebsd-current@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Sep 30 13:31:50 2011 Return-Path: Delivered-To: current@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 127FE106564A for ; Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:31:50 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from peterjeremy@acm.org) Received: from fallbackmx06.syd.optusnet.com.au (fallbackmx06.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.132.8]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id EBD5C8FC17 for ; Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:31:48 +0000 (UTC) Received: from mail27.syd.optusnet.com.au (mail27.syd.optusnet.com.au [211.29.133.168]) by fallbackmx06.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id p8UAbVaU007903 for ; Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:37:33 +1000 Received: from server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (c220-239-116-103.belrs4.nsw.optusnet.com.au [220.239.116.103]) by mail27.syd.optusnet.com.au (8.13.1/8.13.1) with ESMTP id p8UAaLr1004077 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:36:23 +1000 X-Bogosity: Ham, spamicity=0.000000 Received: from server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (localhost.vk2pj.dyndns.org [127.0.0.1]) by server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (8.14.5/8.14.4) with ESMTP id p8UAaKC6065095; Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:36:20 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from peter@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org) Received: (from peter@localhost) by server.vk2pj.dyndns.org (8.14.5/8.14.4/Submit) id p8UAaIud065088; Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:36:18 +1000 (EST) (envelope-from peter) Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 20:36:18 +1000 From: Peter Jeremy To: Dag-Erling =?iso-8859-1?Q?Sm=F8rgrav?= Message-ID: <20110930103618.GA51227@server.vk2pj.dyndns.org> References: <86aa9pbw3c.fsf@ds4.des.no> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="SLDf9lqlvOQaIe6s" Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <86aa9pbw3c.fsf@ds4.des.no> X-PGP-Key: http://members.optusnet.com.au/peterjeremy/pubkey.asc User-Agent: Mutt/1.5.21 (2010-09-15) Cc: current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Passive FTP X-BeenThere: freebsd-current@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Discussions about the use of FreeBSD-current List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 30 Sep 2011 13:31:50 -0000 --SLDf9lqlvOQaIe6s Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Disposition: inline Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On 2011-Sep-27 21:53:43 +0200, Dag-Erling Sm=F8rgrav wrote: > I have therefore flipped the switch and made >passive FTP the default. Those who still want active FTP (what on earth >for?) can set FTP_PASSIVE_MODE=3DNO in their environment. I thought I needed it for the $work firewall but some more careful checking shows that it's just EPSV that gives it indigestion. > This overrides >both the default setting and fetch(1)'s -p command-line option. I'm less happy with this - my gut feeling in that command-line options should override evnironment variables. I configure my environment to suit my general requirements and I override this on a command-by- command basis via command line options if I need to. Are there other commands where the environment overrides the command line? --=20 Peter Jeremy --SLDf9lqlvOQaIe6s Content-Type: application/pgp-signature -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.18 (FreeBSD) iEYEARECAAYFAk6Fm6IACgkQ/opHv/APuIcFLACguwEFGR1QAS0VsfQBQAcaxHv+ /K4AoLgE5BBDsknt4r3cUya6s06T/e+p =uHKR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --SLDf9lqlvOQaIe6s--