[ILUG] sftp with ncftp

[Hunt, Bryan]

yet another reason to consign ftp to the dustbin

--B


-----Original Message-----
From: Padraig Brady [mailto:padraig at antefacto.com]
Sent: 06 March 2002 11:07
To: ilug at linux.ie
Subject: Re: [ILUG] sftp with ncftp


Niall O Broin wrote:
> On Wed, Mar 06, 2002 at 08:36:41AM -0000, Hunt, Bryan wrote:
> 
> 
>>If you set ftp to use passive mode it will only use one channel.
>>
> 
> Isn't the difference between passive and non-passive FTP a question of
which
> side sets up the data connection, and hence opens the port. With normal
FTP,
> the server initiates the data connection on a high port of its choosing,
> hence the problems with firewalls. With passive, the client opens the data
> connection, but AFAIK there are still two connections and two ports used.

correctomundo


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