On Fri, Jan 21, 2000 at 01:42:33PM +0100, Michael Meskes wrote:
> Could anyone tell me why the module contains code for passive ftp? Active
> ftp won't work without rewriting the port command, but why is the passive
> port command rewritten as well? The connection is possible without the
> rewriting. 

It is needed to avoid the timeout of the control connection while data is
transferred. I think you can read that in the source.

Greetings
Bernd
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