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   Message 325 of 1,697   
   ED KOON to MARK LEWIS   
   Wildcat Anonymous FTP   
   12 Feb 17 19:27:28   
   
   >  On 2017 Feb 12 12:44:30, you wrote to me:   
   >    
   >  EK>>> Trying to figure a way to redirect the ftp port.    
   These new browsers   
   >  EK>>> do 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...   
   >    
   >  EK> Probably more trouble than it's worth, especially    
   since some browsers   
   >  EK> block a command to web browse an ftp directory:   
   >  EK> http://bbs.docsplace.org:21 Firefix and Chrome    
   brings up a port   
   >  EK> specific request blocked message.   
   >    
   > you can't http to ftp anyway... there has to be a http    
   server there... you can   
   > ftp to it, though...   
      
   If I change my wildcat ftp port to 2121 I can web browse    
   wildcats file areas with no problem. It generates an    
   index file with file descriptions. Must be Wildcat    
   specific ftp feature.   
   --- Platinum Xpress/Win/WINServer v3.0pr5   
    * Origin: Fido Since 1991 BBS.DOCSPLACE.ORG (1:123/140)   

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