Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 13:38:23 +0200 (MET DST) From: Nick Hibma <nick.hibma@jrc.it> To: "Jordan K. Hubbard" <jkh@zippy.cdrom.com> Cc: current@FreeBSD.ORG Subject: Re: FTP passive mode - a new default? Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.3.95q.990526133624.8938H-100000@elect8> In-Reply-To: <16256.927715821@zippy.cdrom.com>
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Is there a list of pro-/cons- available? - it is slower, but by how much and on which types of lines (low/high latency, low/high bandwidth)? - any (windows) tools not supporting it? Nick > Unless I hear unanimous fierce outcry against it, I'm strongly > considering making FTP_PASSIVE_MODE obsolete by virtue of being the > default for all tools/libraries which currently examine it. > FTP_ACTIVE_MODE will be the new flag for toggling the previous > behavior. > > Given the state of the Internet today, I think this is purely a > sensible change in defaults. Comments? > > - Jordan > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message > > -- ISIS/STA, T.P.270, Joint Research Centre, 21020 Ispra, Italy To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-current" in the body of the message
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