In general? Because FTP is "universal" and not going away. Charles
-----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 10:13 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Now it's easier to find stuff on the CBT Tape On Mon, 3 May 2021 06:40:49 -0700, Charles Mills wrote: >That is consistent with my impression. > >In non-passive (non FW Friendly) mode, counterintuitively the server is >sometimes initiating a connection TO the client. PASV (FWFRIENDLY) mode >eliminates that counterintuitive protocol, and makes things easier relative to >a firewall. Hence the name, Firewall Friendly. > Why are people (and published tools) in this 21st Century still relying on FTP when HTTPS works on cbttape even better? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
