[Zope] SOLVED - does zope do passive ftp? - was emacs and ange-ftp

[kevin bailey]

er... not exactly solved - but switched [x]emacs to passive mode ftp.....

here's a snippet........................


thanks for all the help,

kev bailey

none  writes:

 > Hello,
 >   How do I set XEmacs to use passive mode FTP (PASV) to retreive
 >   packages?
 > I'm behind a firewall.  :-(

It looks like it uses EFS, so you should be able to set "Efs Use
Passive Mode" on in the EFS Parameters customize section
(Options->Advanced (Customize)->Emacs->File->Efs).  Just a guess, I
haven't needed to do any of that....

reid



kevin bailey wrote:

> thanks for all the previous help - for the record...
>
> putting /kbailey@example.com[ctrl q then space]8021:/path/to/file
> (i.e. /kbailey@example.com 8021:/path/to/file)
>
> meant that the host name was being resolved correctly in gnu-emacs21 
> (console version)
>
> and...
> xemacs works better in that it resolves the host name correctly when
>
> /kbailey@example.com#8021:/path/to/file
>
>
> however - i am still unable to edit files over FTP using emacs... :o(
>
> i think i've found that the issue is that i am behind a firewall and 
> though passive FTP is relatively easy, active FTP is more difficult.  
> i *have* set up a trigger which means i can access my company's winnt 
> ftp server using active ftp - but even though i have set up a similar 
> trigger (for port 8021) on the firewall the response from the zope ftp 
> server does not get back in.
>
> any ideas on how to get zope's ftp server to respond to passive ftp 
> requests gratefully received,
>
> kev bailey
>
>
>
> hi there,
>
> has anyone managed to get emacs to directly edit test files on a zope
> server.
>
> i try connecting to
>
> www.server.com#8021:/path/to/file_html
>
> but it says server unknown.
>
> even dired does not work,
>
> thanks,
>
> kev bailey
>
>
>
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