Hello Folks @ 3000-l,

RE: FTP, SSL and Passive

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Gordon> I have been asked to find out if there is an FTP client for
Gordon> the HP3000 ( MPE/Ix 6.0 ) that supports Passive mode and
Gordon> secure connections using SSL.

Gavin> Passive yes, SSL not as far as I know (but maybe you can do it
Gavin> with a Perl client or some OpenSSL tool, or maybe Java).  6.0
Gavin> has the HP FTP client built in, but it lacks support for
Gavin> passive mode.  If you get the latest FTP patch from HP then
Gavin> you'll get passive mode along with a few other options.
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Yes, what Gavin says, Passive yes, SSL no.

Passive is available in FTP/iX in General Release patches, See
FTPDOC.ARPA.SYS for details:

FTPGD93 for C.70.00
FTPGD92 for C.65.00
FTPGD91 for C.60.00

Regards,

James Hofmeister
Hewlett Packard
Worldwide Technology Network Expert Center
P.S. My Ideals are my own, not necessarily my employers.

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