Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 12:57:14 -0600 From: jacks@sage-american.com To: Scott Nolde <scott@smnolde.com>, Malan Joubert <malan_joubert@hotmail.com> Cc: <freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG> Subject: Re: ftp dowloads via telnet downloads Message-ID: <3.0.5.32.20020215125714.00e34990@mail.sage-american.com> In-Reply-To: <20020215124114.U25531-100000@bsd.smnolde.com> References: <F241pRme1sdFqgC0i4V0001822f@hotmail.com>
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hmmm... ftp and telnet are two separate services and you should be able to run ftp without a telnet connection.... I assume you have these services set up via inetd...??? Are they in the /etc/inetd.conf (as uncommented lines?). At 12:44 PM 2.15.2002 -0500, Scott Nolde wrote: >Thus sayeth the previous author: > > >Date: Fri, 15 Feb 2002 15:34:11 +0200 > >From: Malan Joubert <malan_joubert@hotmail.com> > >To: freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG > >Subject: ftp dowloads via telnet downloads > > > >I have a remote FreeBSD box which I can access through telnet... > >I want to be able to download large files on it by sending it commands via > >telnet... Can this be done > >all that I can manage is to "get" the file while running ftp but then i've > >got to stay telneted or else it stops.... > > > >Any Ideas? > >Malan > > > >I highly recommend you discontinue using telnet, as OpenSSH will do what >you wish with ssh (replaces telnet) and scp (secure copy) and sftp (secure >ftp). > >With scp you can typically transfer one or more file with one command line >entry, then background it with & and redirect any output to /dev/null. > >Additionally, there's netcat and cryptcat from ports which you can use to >transfer files without necessitating ftp services. > >Scott Nolde >GPG Key 0xD869AB48 > > >To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org >with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message > > Best regards, Jack L. Stone, Server Admin =================================================== Sage-American http://www.sage-american.com jacks@sage-american.com "My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; ....situation excellent! ....I shall attack!" =================================================== To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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