[PLUG] ProFTPd error.

[Steve Bonds]

My expereience has been that companies having this problem often are glad
that someone has come up with the solution for them-- if it's properly
presented.  (I.e. telling them they have a braindead FTP client is
probably not the best place to start.  ;-)

You can bet you're not the only FTP site out there causing them problems
since they put that rule in their firewall.  ;-)

  -- Steve

On 28 Jun 2002, Timothy Grant tjg at craigelachie.org XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX wrote:

> On Fri, 2002-06-28 at 15:53, Steve Bonds wrote:
> > Shannon has the problem nailed dead-on.
> > 
> > They are using a braindead FTP client that does not allow passive FTP. (NT
> > default)
> > 
> > ... and ...
> > 
> > They are behind a firewall which does not allow *incoming* (to
> > them) connections on port 20.
> > 
> > Solution:
> > 
> > Ask them to use an FTP client that supports passive FTP.
> 
> Thanks Steve and Shannon, I'm also pretty sure that this is what's been
> happening, but I needed some backup before I go to my boss and have him
> explain to a *very* large company why their admins are messing things
> up.
>  
> -- 
> Stand Fast,
>     tjg.
> 
> Timothy Grant
> www.craigelachie.org
>