source: npl/system/netkit-ftp/patches/29-netkit-ftp-0.17-active-mode-option.patch @ 94a6f37

netkit-ftp-0.17/ftp/main.c

@@ -87 +87 @@
 void
 usage(void)
 {
-        printf("\n\tUsage: { ftp | pftp } [-pinegvtd] [hostname]\n");
+        printf("\n\tUsage: { ftp | pftp } [-Apinegvtd] [hostname]\n");
+        printf("\t   -A: enable active mode\n");
         printf("\t   -p: enable passive mode (default for ftp and pftp)\n");
         printf("\t   -i: turn off prompting during mget\n");
         printf("\t   -n: inhibit auto-login\n");
@@ -166 +167 @@
                                 passivemode = 1;
                                 break;
 
+                        case 'A':
+                                passivemode = 0;
+                                break;
+
                         case 'g':
                                 doglob = 0;
                                 break;

netkit-ftp-0.17/ftp/ftp.1

@@ -58 +58 @@
 Options may be specified at the command line, or to the
 command interpreter.
 .Bl -tag -width flag
+.It Fl A
+Use active mode for data transfers. This is useful for transmissions
+to servers which do not support passive connections (for whatever reason.)
 .It Fl p
 Use passive mode for data transfers. Allows use of ftp in environments
 where a firewall prevents connections from the outside world back to