"R Scherer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > what is active and passive ftp? The FTP protocol has separate connections for "commands" and "data". in active mode, the FTP client connects to the server for the command stream, then the server connects to the client for the data stream. in passive mode, both connections are initiated by the FTP client. this tends to work better for some types of firewalls, since the general philosophy of firewalls is to prevent random connections from reaching you. for a longer discussion, see RFC 1579, "Firewall-Friendly FTP", available at http://www.cis.ohio-state.edu/htbin/rfc/rfc1579.html among other places. --
