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tech39@tech39.net wrote:
> 
> I have spent many usless hours looking at Freebsd.org, google.com and 
> yahoo.com in an attempt to find a ftpd that I can cap / choke the 
> outgoing bandwith.
> 
> Do you know of any such animals?

No.  But look at the bandwidth shaping capabilities of IPFW.  It _can_ do
what you want.

> Reading the man pages for ftpd is like trying to read and understand 
> Klingon.

I disagree.  I think the ftpd manual page is very clear and to the point.
Is English your native language?

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