NCFTP and IPV6.

[John Summerfield]

William F. Acker WB2FLW +1-303-722-7209 wrote:
> 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 

I got a bit peeved when I had to rewrite some scripts that I used for 
downloading via crontabs. I now use lynx when I need to generate a list 
of URNs and wget for that. However, lftp is a fine client, and does 
pretty much all I need.

OTOH I first used pine on OS/2 and still do, though not for everything. 
It's especially good as the final spam filter:-)

> www.aarnet.edu.au and grab a tunnel.  It's fun!  If you're interested 
> and need help, just yell.

One can only have so much fun! My latest toy is YAC on which I run F8 
and plan on running virtual machines.

> 
> 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>

I might dig out a Warp Connect CD and see whether it runs. A mate still 
uses OS/2. Just as a server, hiding behind Trustix.

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Cheers
John

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