Re: 2003 FTP with IIS

From: Bernard (qbernard_at_hotmail.com.discuss)
Date: 10/21/04 

Date: Thu, 21 Oct 2004 12:47:50 +0800

you can do this in command line ftp.exe

> quote pasv 

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"Paul Baker [MVP, Windows - SDK]" <paulb@online.rochester.rr.com> wrote in
message news:uVYqqBstEHA.2116@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Alun,
>
> I agree that the behaviour of the firewall is appropriate. I meant only to
> document it for those who are wondering.
>
> Perhaps the FTP command line tool should support PASV FTP. Command line
FTP
> is useful in debugging tricky FTP servers and available to a Telnet
session,
> and so I believe it warrants further development if appropriate and is not
> just a "there for backwards compatibility only and obsolete" thing. I am
not
> sure if it would use the Internet Options setting or something else. Some
> users probably percieve this as an Internet Explorer only setting and
would
> be puzzled by its used in the FTP command line tool, whereas others would
> probably expect it to be system wide, especially those who use other
> applications that implement FTP using WinInet. If it used something else,
it
> would probably be nice to go the same route as with Telnet in Windows
2000.
> That is, implement commands to set the local options.
>
> Keep up the good work!
>
> Paul
>
> "Alun Jones [MSFT]" <alunj@online.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:eZ3gPKitEHA.1296@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > "Paul Baker [MVP, Windows - SDK]" <paulb@online.rochester.rr.com> wrote
in
> > message news:%23e7PRshtEHA.3984@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > Passive FTP is compatible with the Windows XP Service Pack 2 firewall.
> > > However, the default in Windows XP is active FTP and installing
Service
> > > Pack
> > > 2 preserves the setting. Therefore the Service Pack 2 firewall breaks
> FTP
> > > in
> > > Internet Explorer by default.
> >
> > This is by design on the firewall's part - after all, you'd hate to have
> all
> > those ports open for incoming traffic unless you actually used them,
yes?
> > Secure by Default is one of the goals we're working hard on keeping to -
> and
> > that means that the firewall generally isn't opened up for everything
that
> > could be running on the machine.  It is the work of moments to tell the
> > firewall to allow Internet Explorer to open up whatever ports it likes,
or
> > (more secure) to switch Internet Explorer into using PASV mode.
> >
> > I can't comment on the defaults for Internet Explorer in different
> versions
> > of Windows XP - I don't have a fresh install handy to check right now.
> >
> > > Does the FTP command uses that setting?
> >
> > The command line ftp.exe tool only supports active mode FTP.
> >
> > > But either way, someone has to open a random port.
> > >
> > > What are you suggested solutions? I would like to hear them.
> >
> > My suggested solutions at present are not suitable for publication.
> >
> > Alun.
> > ~~~~
> >
> >
> >
>
>

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