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> 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) SEEN-BY: 34/999 90/1 116/18 120/331 123/140 500 128/187 140/1 218/700 222/2 SEEN-BY: 230/150 249/303 250/1 261/38 100 267/155 280/1027 282/1031 1056 SEEN-BY: 292/908 320/119 219 340/400 393/68 396/45 633/0 267 280 281 412 SEEN-BY: 712/620 848 770/1 801/161 189 2320/100 3634/12 @PATH: 123/140 261/38 712/848 633/280 267 |
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