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From: Jim Durham <durham@w2xo.pgh.pa.us>
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To: Nate Williams <nate@yogotech.com>
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Subject: Re: FTP with firewall rules
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Nate Williams wrote:
> 
> > I'm looking for some input on how to set up
> > FTP through an IPFW firewall so that you don't
> > have to run passive mode.
> >
> > Passive mode makes things like building ports difficult.
> 
> Why?  I've got it setup that way (been that way for a couple of years),
> and things work fine.  However, I do things a bit 'non-standard', and go
> hack the sources to both ftp and fetch to make passive mode the
> default on my boxes. :)
> 
> Nate
Did that once. Then you have to do it with every upgrade.
-- 
Jim Durham


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