Re: SEND COMMANDS VIA FTP ?

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From: SuperGumby [SBS MVP] (not_at_your.nellie)
Date: 10/09/04 

Date: Sat, 9 Oct 2004 15:14:42 +1000

depends on the FTP sever. Some allow a remote user to execute commands
locally.

dunno the format though. And it may depend on the server program.

How d'ya reckon those FTP hacks get in?

"Henry Craven" <IUnknown@Dot.Nyet> wrote in message
news:e3Vaa6RrEHA.2856@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> "!" toggled back and forth between the Local O/S and ftp so you could
> execute commands Locally
> or FTP Commands on the Remote.
>
> AFAIK you could not upload a batch file containing the command ( DEL
> *.* ) and then execute it on the remote, and I certainly hope you can't
> do that today.
>
> --
> Henry Craven {SBS-MVP}
> Melbourne Australia
>
>
>
> "Mosalie Rignon" <Mosalie.Rignon@bidon.net> wrote in message
> news:41665d41$0$16563$8fcfb975@news.wanadoo.fr...
>> Hi,
>> Maybe I am mistaken, but I think I used to be able to send "DOS"
> commands
>> during an FTP session to a server by preceding the command with an
>> exclamation mark.
>> Example :
>> !rename Thisfile Thatfile
>>
>>
>> I am transferring data files from a mainframe to a Win 2003 server
> using a
>> script on the mainframe side and I want the Win server to launch an
>> application once the last file has safely landed.
>> Is that possible nowadays ?
>> Using something like
>> !startappli.bat
>>
>> TIA
>>
>> Mosalie
>>
>>
>>
>>
>
>

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