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> Hi, I just switched from slackware to debian linux.  In slackware when I
> typed ftp localhost I could test to see if my ftp connection was working, but
> in debian I type ftp localhost I get a error message saying connection
> refused, the same applies to telnet.  Also, I only have the base package
> installed right now.  Do I need another package to accept ftp connections?

You don't have an FTP server on your system yet. Install the "netstd"
package.

        Bruce
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