Thierry Godefroy wrote:
> Are you speaking about the "PROXY" FTP command:
It was more like
ftp host1: ftp host2:
[...login,pass...] [...login,pass...]
PASV
-> 227 Entering passive mode
(a,b,c,d,p0,p1)
PORT a,b,c,d,p0,p1
-> 200 PORT command successful.
And then a STOR on host1 to host2 is supposed to save the data
directly to host2. According to RFC 959 this is a valid scenario, I
have however never tried this myself.
> yes it is possible but nevertheless you must stay connected to the
> ISP while the transfer takes place.
Yes, but the direct transfer between the servers can be a dozen times
faster than it would be using a modem. Up to 1MB/s is not unusual.
> with a telnet (or ssh) account you can just launch the ftp locally
> with a "nohup" and disconnect immediately: the transfer will occur while
> you are off line (much cheaper !).
I know, I have two shell accounts, the nearest one being the DSL
router in our cupboard. ;-) Some of my tasks run for weeks on that
machine.
Marcel
