I send this here because I do not know where to post it. I found a missing in (mdk) man pages. In ftp man pages (and ftp info page is absent) is missing the command 'passive' to enable passive mode for transfer through a firewall for example. Please insert this line in the ftp man page. I think it is important for people (like me) that do not know what is passive ftp mode at all before using it (loosing precious time in trying...) thanks & bye -- Marco Ciampa ciampa AT ismaa.it