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From: mika ruohotie <bsdcvs@shadows.aeon.net>
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Subject: Re: cvs commit: src/etc make.conf
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uh, pardon me hijacking the subject... (will move this from cvs list
to current too)

the make.conf 'FTP_PASSIVE_MODE= YES' means that behind a firewall
it's something to be used so that ftp makes passive requests and
thus "works", right?

well, wrong. or i'm wrong.

what is that option supposed to do?

my machine, behind a firewall, requires passive mode, refuses to
automaticly use the passive mode from /usr/ports (for fetch)...

why does it work after i put

FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS ?= -p

into my /etc/make.conf

anyway, in the end, there's patch for adding that to the default 
/etc/make.conf. i think it'd be what many people have been
wondering...

as far as i can see, this is far better way to do it than
bloating the fetch to actually agree with FTP_PASSIVE_MODE.

=)


mickey
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mika ruohotie				mika@aeon.net

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*** /usr/src/etc/make.conf      Mon Sep 29 16:10:56 1997
--- /etc/make.conf      Thu Oct  9 14:40:31 1997
***************
*** 177,179 ****
--- 177,185 ----
  # /etc/passwd.  The default number is 20011.
  #
  #TOP_TABLE_SIZE= 101
+ 
+ #
+ # when using fetch(1) behind a firewall, uncomment this and it will
+ # enable the passive mode.
+ #
+ #FETCH_BEFORE_ARGS ?=	-p