bug#1908: ange-ftp does not support extended passive mode

bug#1908: ange-ftp does not support extended passive mode

[xah lee]

Summary: ange-ftp mode does not support the extended passive mode  
(epsv) mode.

Explanation:

when connecting to the server in the command line using
ftp, i get this error:

[xah@xahg5][Tue Jan 13 09:37:40][~]
ftp j...@example.com
Connected to example.com.
220 FTP Server ready.
331 Password required for joe.
Password:
230 User joe logged in.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> ls
229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||40104|)
500 Illegal EPRT command
200 PORT command successful

421 Service not available, remote server timed out. Connection closed
ftp>

a web search suggests to use “passive off” and or “epsv”  
commands.
The epsv command worked for me.

ftp j...@example.com
Connected to example.com.
220 FTP Server ready.
331 Password required for joe.
Password:
230 User joe logged in.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> epsv
EPSV/EPRT on IPv4 off.
ftp> ls
227 Entering Passive Mode (68,75,114,108,156,180).
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list
... [file listed]

However, i need to use it inside emacs to be able to dev on the site.
i don't see any customizable var about epsv in
ange-ftp's customize panel.

(yes i know about sftp, ssh... Not a option here. ange-ftp has  
passive mode, but that doesn't work for me in this case)

PS about two weeks ago i reported a bug about zip file and got a  
reply of request for example... sorry haven't had time to respond to  
it yet.

   Xah
∑http://xahlee.org/

☄

bug#1908: ange-ftp does not support extended passive mode

[Michael Albinus]

xah lee <xah@xahlee.org> writes:

Hi Xah,

> Summary: ange-ftp mode does not support the extended passive mode
> (epsv) mode.

[...]

> However, i need to use it inside emacs to be able to dev on the site.
> i don't see any customizable var about epsv in
> ange-ftp's customize panel.
>
> (yes i know about sftp, ssh... Not a option here. ange-ftp has passive
> mode, but that doesn't work for me in this case)

This is a very old bug report. Nobody has taken the ball; in fact there
is no active maintainer who will work on new ange-ftp features.

Do you still need extended passive mode in ange-ftp? And in case of, how
could we continue? The only idea I have in mind would be a contribution
from you. Nobody else has requested this.

>   Xah

Best regards, Michael.

bug#1908: ange-ftp does not support extended passive mode

[Xah Lee]

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hi Michael,

very old indeed! I think we can close it.

For me, I haven't heard of ftp in tech sphere for many years. I haven't
used any ftp for perhaps 5 years. (maybe except downloading gnu emacs from
fsf via browser)

Thank you for writing. Best.

 Xah

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
wrote:

> xah lee <xah@xahlee.org> writes:
>
> Hi Xah,
>
> > Summary: ange-ftp mode does not support the extended passive mode
> > (epsv) mode.
>
> [...]
>
> > However, i need to use it inside emacs to be able to dev on the site.
> > i don't see any customizable var about epsv in
> > ange-ftp's customize panel.
> >
> > (yes i know about sftp, ssh... Not a option here. ange-ftp has passive
> > mode, but that doesn't work for me in this case)
>
> This is a very old bug report. Nobody has taken the ball; in fact there
> is no active maintainer who will work on new ange-ftp features.
>
> Do you still need extended passive mode in ange-ftp? And in case of, how
> could we continue? The only idea I have in mind would be a contribution
> from you. Nobody else has requested this.
>
> >   Xah
>
> Best regards, Michael.
>

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bug#1908: ange-ftp does not support extended passive mode

[Michael Albinus]

Xah Lee <xahlee@gmail.com> writes:

> hi Michael,

Hi Xah,

> very old indeed! I think we can close it.
>
> For me, I haven't heard of ftp in tech sphere for many years. I
> haven't used any ftp for perhaps 5 years. (maybe except downloading
> gnu emacs from fsf via browser)

Thanks for confirmation. So I close the bug.

> Thank you for writing. Best.
>
>  Xah

Best regards, Michael.