Re: problem in smtp server

From: Dick Hoogendijk (dick_at_nagual.st)
Date: 11/17/05 

Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:50:19 +0000 (UTC)

quoting Nick Withers (Thu, 17 Nov 2005 14:57:16 +1100):
>
> Port 23 is used by telnet, not FTP. FTP's actually a bit of a
> nightmare. If you're using passive FTP, I believe that you need
> to allow tcp ports 20,21,1024-65535 - a tad scary, no?

Most ftp servers have an option to choose from a range of portnumbers.
That way you limit the danger in the firewall ;-) 

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