----- Original Message ----- From: "Bruno Haible" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Karl Berry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <bug-gnulib@gnu.org> Sent: Sunday, August 03, 2008 3:08 PM Subject: Re: ncftpput replacement
> Karl Berry wrote: >> The gnupload script (which is in gnulib) depends on ncftpput. I found >> it easier to write a replacement using plain old command line ftp than >> to install ncftp. > > Nothing against such a replacement script, if it works for you. > > The 'ftp' program on some Linux distros, however,(*) sometimes guesses wrong > whether to use active or passive mode for the data connection. The symptom > is that the "put" command hangs (times out) and only manages to create a > zero-length file on the server. Whereas 'ncftp' always does the right thing > regarding active/passive, in my experience. > > Bruno > > (*) Specifically openSUSE from 1 year ago. Also the traditional plain ftp client on other *ix often doesn't have any concept of timeut. If a tcp session stalls, it just sits there forever or until the user issues commands or signals to abort, which means background processes never timeout. wget/ncftp/curl etc are all more robust choices for automated operations even if only for that one reason. -- Brian K. White [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.myspace.com/KEYofR +++++[>+++[>+++++>+++++++<<-]<-]>>+.>.+++++.+++++++.-.[>+<---]>++. filePro BBx Linux SCO FreeBSD #callahans Satriani Filk!
