From: Andrew Kreps <andrew.kreps@...>
Date: 2007-03-01T08:10:49+09:00
Subject: Re: Net::FTP hangs

On 2/28/07, Timothy Hunter <TimHunter@nc.rr.com> wrote:
> ara.t.howard@noaa.gov wrote:
> >
> > ftp.passive = true
> >
> > ??
> >
> > -a
> That did the trick, Ara! Thanks! Now the question is, why?
>
>

This has to do with the proliferation of FTP servers hidden behind
firewalls over the last few years.  There's a fairly detailed
explanation here:

http://slacksite.com/other/ftp.html

If you'd like more information, just google passive FTP.