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To: Anthony Hill <ahill@interconnect.com.au>
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Subject: Re: need passive ftp to fetch ports
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From: Roderick Schertler <roderick@gate.net>
Date: 04 Sep 1996 12:09:50 -0400
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On Wed, 4 Sep 1996 15:49:49 +1000 (EST), Anthony Hill <ahill@interconnect.com.au> said:
> 
> How can I get the ports mechanisim to use passive ftp by default ?

Add

    NCFTPFLAGS ?= -N -P

to /etc/make.conf.

-- 
Roderick Schertler
roderick@gate.net