Doesn't PASV get around the firewall issues? It seems to be the default most places now.
Len Rugen "In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. But in practice, there is." - Yogi Berra FTP with TLS has its own set of problems - mostly related to headaches for firewalls and NAT routers, since FTP uses multiple socket connections. SSH is much cleaner in this respect, which is one reason why it is so popular. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html

