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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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