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|    Robert Wolfe to Enric Lleal Serra    |
|    Re: BBBS behind a firewall    |
|    20 Dec 10 22:57:28    |
       RW>> IIRC, FTP uses ports 20 and 21.               ELS> Yes, I know, but only when client opens connection to ftp server        ELS> using active mode. If not, the ftp server tries to response using a         ELS> passive answer.               ELS> It's a mess. ;-)              Unfortunately, the phrase "been there, done that, bought the tee shirt"       applies :)              --- Sqed/32 1.15/unreg        * Origin: Omicron Theta Offline Reader * robertwolfe.org (1:261/20)    |
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