On Mon, 22 Sep 1997, Darin Johnson wrote: > What's the "passive mode" option for dselect (ftp) anyway? > I've never been able to find an explanation of it.
When you are using "normal" ftp, the server initiates the connection for the data (data is sent through a different connection from the commands). When using "passive" ftp, the client does this. The difference is, that only passive ftp works from behind a firewall. It's a protocol issue. It's good if you don't notice the difference. Remco -- TO UNSUBSCRIBE FROM THIS MAILING LIST: e-mail the word "unsubscribe" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] . Trouble? e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] .
