On Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 07:02:51PM -0700, Karsten M. Self wrote: > on Thu, Apr 12, 2001 at 06:36:33PM +0200, staf wagemakers ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > wrote: > > On Wed, Apr 11, 2001 at 06:24:00PM -0400, Stan Brown wrote: > > > Whats the magic environment variable to get ftp to use FTP mode? > > > > If you start "ftp -p" ftp will use passive mode, at the ftp prompt you can > > switch between "normal" and passive mode with the passive command. > > Is there any way of specifying this as a default? AFAIK, ftp doesn't > have a config file, though ~/.netrc can be used to specify access. > default/anonymous is my own preferred setting: > > default login anonymous password [EMAIL PROTECTED]
You could try to add: macdef init passive to your .netrc This should switch to passive mode after the login. although using pftp (like someone-else suggested) is a easier solution. -- Staf Wagemakers email : [EMAIL PROTECTED] homepage : http://staf.digibel.org
