I thought that FTP was going aay due to security, with SSH+SFTP replacing it.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Charles Mills [charl...@mcn.org] Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 1:44 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Now it's easier to find stuff on the CBT Tape In general? Because FTP is "universal" and not going away. Charles -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Monday, May 3, 2021 10:13 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU 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 lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
