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   Message 323 of 1,697   
   ED KOON to MARK LEWIS   
   RE: Wildcat Anonymous FTP   
   12 Feb 17 12:44:30   
   
   On Feb 12, 2017 11:56am, MARK LEWIS wrote to ED KOON:   
      
   EK>> Trying to figure a way to redirect the ftp port. These new browsers do   
   EK>> not allow accessing domain:21 due to security.   
      
   ML> ummm... they should... the problem is that ftp uses more than one   
   ML> port... there's a command port and some data ports... your firewall   
   ML> needs to be able to handle the redirect as well as associating   
   ML> connections with ftp and adjusting their ports, too... passive and   
   ML> active ftp also come into play... sometimes one works and the other   
   ML> not... especially with NAT involved... there is no redirection   
   ML> capability like with http, either...   
      
   Probably more trouble than it's worth, especially since some browsers block a   
   command to web browse an ftp directory: http://bbs.docsplace.org:21   
   Firefix and Chrome brings up a port specific request blocked message.   
      
   Here is a list of ports Mozilla Blocks:   
   https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Mozilla_Port_Blocking   
      
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