On Thu, 20 Sep 2001, Don Stokes wrote:
Actually, how to watch for the FTP PORT command is part of the original NAT RFC, 1631. Any NAT implementation that doesn't (at least as an option) is beneath contempt.
And while PORT commands are generally handled correctly, PASV responses often aren't, so an FTP server behind a NAT may require clients to use active FTP.
Another reason why FTP *must* *die*. <snarl>
Oh, no! Don and I agree! I'm quite happy to see FTP die too but I'd have say I'd quite like to see NAT share the same fate. It's an ugly hack that only gained a toehold because we have an address space problem on IPv4. The right thing to do is fix the address space limitation! You all know the answer. --------- To unsubscribe from nznog, send email to majordomo(a)list.waikato.ac.nz where the body of your message reads: unsubscribe nznog