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Re: ftp-server & firewall ?

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From: Gerrit Cornelis
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 1997 00:00
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De Bondt Sven (S.DeBONDT@Cyberservices.com) wrote:
: Ok but I'm not on the server, i'm behind the firewall or proxy server, my
: pc is located in the lan before the proxy that connect it to the web.

If you're behind the firewall ask the ppl who maintain the firewall to do
it for you. The meaning of a firewall is to restrict outside ppl from
using services on local machines. FTP-servers are major 
security-risks when not set up properly, the firewall would be useless if
you let outside ppl connect freely to inside the LAN.

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From: we48629@vub.ac.be (Gerrit Cornelis)
Subject: Re: ftp-server & firewall ?
Date: 1997/03/10
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