<geek mode> Microsoft's ftp client (if you're using the command line, that is) is just FreeBSD's recompiled under MSC although Redmond has added more stuff over the years**. If you don't believe me, run strings on the executable (on XP and similar systems you'll usually find it at c:\windows\system32\ftp.exe) or just load it into your word processor and look for this:
Copyright (c) 1983 The Regents of the University of California. Therefore, being of BSD lineage It Just Works as long as you don't have something weird along the way like a badly configured firewall. It won't run passive mode FTP but then the only command line client for Windows/DOS I've ever seen that did so costs a couple hundred bucks. Don't get me started about the architecture of ftp, it just proves that even the wizards who invented the internet had some bad nights too :) I think command-line ftp is just one of those things that's good to know about. If you use it, just remember to use these two commands before you upload or download anything: bin hash and all will be well :) fh **If you want to know more, here's what Greg Lehey and Diomidis Spinellis (who ought to know) have to say about Microsoft and FreeBSD: http://ezine.daemonnews.org/200108/dadvocate.html http://www.spinellis.gr/blog/20040319/index.html </geek modet> ----------------- >Aw Hell Ding Dong Diddly Crap. > >Try it again. I think microsoft's ftp client converted it to text or >something stupid like that. >
