Nope... I *DO* find it useful... e.g. the connection between me and
ftp.the_link_sucks.com is VERY slow, however I can mirror it to some ftp
server near my computer and then I d/l everything from the mirror near me.
However, if security is under high priority, then it's good to disable
this feature ASAP.
maddog
On Wed, 3 Nov 1999 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> There is a good reason some servers (like the one i have written) do not
> allow server-server transfers. if it did allow the user to tell the
> server to connect to any ip, you could attack any server/port on the
> network with abibrary data using the resources of the ftp server to do
> so. By only allowing the server to connect to the IP the control
> connection comes from, possible damage is limited.
>
> BTW, nobody uses server to server transfers AFAIK.
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