NCFTP and IPV6.

[William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-722-7209]

On Tue, 13 Nov 2007, John Summerfield wrote:

> Ed Greshko wrote:
>> John Summerfield wrote:
>>> William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-722-7209 wrote:
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>>      In F7, ncftp-3.2.0 would gladly use the IPV6 address of a host if
>>>> offered.  In F8, ncftp-3.2.1 ignores the v6 address in favor of the v4
>>>> address.  I understand that a patch is required.  Does anyone know if
>>>> it will be added as errata in the lifetime of F8?
>>> I thought ncftp had died. I used it as far back as my OS/2, but about
>>> ncftp 3.x I think it was it was changed incompatibly and became less
>>> useful to me.
>>> 
>>> These days I use lftp as my preferred ftp client. I think it's part of
>>> the default set.
>> 
>> I'm sorry, I have to ask.
>> 
>> How does that being to answer the OP's question?  I mean it doesn't even 
>> say
>> that lftp does what the OP wants.  Some folks may consider that answer
>> almost as bad as a poorly formed question.
>> 
>
> I'm sure Bill will ask for clarification if he needs it.
>
> I don't know whether it does IP6 because I don't use IP6 and don't even know 
> where to go to test it. However, Bill's a capable fellow and well able to 
> install it and try it.
>
> Functionally, ncftp and lftp do a pretty similar job.
>
>
>
Hi, John and Ed,

      John: I also started using ncftp when i was Warped, and loved it.  I 
still do.  If you don't  use IPV6, you should.  Poke around at 
www.aarnet.edu.au and grab a tunnel.  It's fun!  If you're interested and 
need help, just yell.

Ed:  My reaction to John's post was identical to yours, but I know what to 
expect from him after all these years on the list.  I guess I have a 
fondness for him because we were once OS/2 users. <grin>

-- 
           Bill in Denver