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From: Russell Frame <binxist@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: FTP with firewall rules
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/etc/rc.local

FTP_PASSIVE_MODE="YES"
export FTP_PASSIVE_MODE

There, users don't have to worry about setting this up and no need to
recompile. Netscape, ftp, ports, whatever....work.  Couldn't be simpler.

- Russell C. Frame

> Like I said, rather than mess with the environment, I just make it the
> default.  Too often the users don't have it set, so by making it the
> default everything 'Just Works'.
> 
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> Nate
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