Using FTP in passive mode uses one port -- just the control connection.
This is what web browser FTP does by default. Type "quote PASV" at your
ftp> prompt. If you want secure file transfer, use scp that comes with
ssh or zmodem through a ssh connection.
Later,
Chris
On Thu, 10 Aug 2000, Bryan J. Smith wrote:
> Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2000 08:03:38 -0400
> From: Bryan J. Smith <b.j.smith@ieee.org>
> To: Christopher H. Gleba <cgleba@soma.978.org>
> Cc: Egor <mlist@interdean.ru>, linux-net <linux-net@vger.rutgers.edu>,
linux-admin <linux-admin@vger.rutgers.edu>
> Subject: Re: FTP server: advanced functions needed <- Using HTTP 1.1 for file
transfers?
>
> "Christopher H. Gleba" wrote:
> > Try BeroFTPD. . . .it does all that. . . .
> > I think you can find it on tucows.
>
> You'd figure someone would make a nice file transfer server that
> either runs under Apache (so if you had SSL working, you could
> benefit from secure transfers) or is it's own HTTP server. The HTTP
> 1.1 protocol allows transfers and, unlike FTP, doesn't have too many
> issues with tunneling (runs on a single port).
>
> Hmmm, sounds like a neat project at least.
>
> -- TheBS
>
> P.S. I currently use Zope to accomplish something similiar, but I
> had to write some of my own methods (which are crappy/simple ones at
> that).
>
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