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Date:      Sat, 13 May 2000 08:11:07 +1000
From:      Danny <dannyh@idx.com.au>
To:        Jim <jfreeze@freeze.org>, questions@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Ports: make thru firewall
Message-ID:  <00051308130403.00342@freebsd.freebsd.org>
References:  <Pine.BSF.4.21.0005110530400.65166-100000@web2.sea.nwserv.com>

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The best way to do that is to modify your /root/.login file like so

# Bypassing the proxy
setenv FTP_PROXY <proxy_ip_address>

NOw you shouldn't have any problems with ports and firewall.



On Thu, 11 May 2000, Jim wrote:
> Hi all:
> 
> Is there a way to get ports to retrieve files when you are behind a
> firewall/proxy.
> 
> I have asked this before, but the best I got was a reference to passive 
> mode in ftp. 
> 
> I could never figure this out. Am I supposed to edit every make file to
> use the -p for pftp command? Is there a control file that will do this?
> 
> Is there another way to get this to work?
> 
> An example would be very much appreciated.
> 
> Thanks
> Jim
> 
> 
> 
> 
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