On Feb 12, 2017 11:56am, MARK LEWIS wrote to ED KOON:
EK>> Trying to figure a way to redirect the ftp port. These new browsers do
EK>> 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...
Probably more trouble than it's worth, especially since some browsers block a
command to web browse an ftp directory: http://bbs.docsplace.org:21
Firefix and Chrome brings up a port specific request blocked message.
Here is a list of ports Mozilla Blocks:
https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Mozilla/Mozilla_Port_Blocking
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