From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Anindya Mozumdar Subject: Re: ISP doesn't allow FTP Date: Tue, 29 Jun 2004 11:14:27 +0530 Sender: linux-admin-owner@vger.kernel.org Message-ID: <20040629054426.GA30123@cmi.ac.in> References: <1085719343.26945.197330727@webmail.messagingengine.com> <17daa85604062808126e8417d9@mail.gmail.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Return-path: Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <17daa85604062808126e8417d9@mail.gmail.com> List-Id: Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit To: Ahsan Ali Cc: linux-admin@vger.kernel.org Yes, I am having this problem too. However, it may be that the original sender never "cc'ed" the message to this list. Anindya. On Mon, Jun 28, 2004 at 08:12:36PM +0500, Ahsan Ali wrote: > Sorry for the off-topic post. > > I never got the original message sent to the list. Only the reply. > > I am very sure I am not getting all mail sent to the list... it isnt > just a "low volume" problem. > > Anyone else having this problem? > > -Ahsan > > On Mon, 28 Jun 2004 17:41:07 +0300 (EEST), Mihai Rusu wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > Depends on how they filter your FTP traffic. My guess is that they just > > filter out port 21. In which case try to run a ftp server on a port > > different than 21 (or if you cant admin the FTP server run a port > > forwarder that knows to forward FTP traffic on another port to forward > > traffic to the true FTP site, I think portfwd knows that, check on > > freshmeat.net). > > > > Now if they filter it by looking into the traffic (string based, altghough > > that can be very resource consuming and risky business) then you need some > > encrypted tunnel. You might use SSH with portforwarding (btw you could use > > SCP to copy your files) or another encrypted tunneling like IPSEC, > > vtun (with kernel support). > > > > On Thu, 27 May 2004, Josh wrote: > > > > > Hello fellow admins, > > > > > > I am having a problem with my ISP at the firewall level, they are > > > blocking any type of FTP transfer. However, I do have a shared webserver > > > that I can host proxy scripts on, just as long as I don't have to compile > > > them, I can only do a simple transfer. Does anyon e know any tools that > > > may be of help, like proxy servers, tunneling tools, port mappers, etc. > > > I have access to a different ISP for a few hours if I need to do a quick > > > upload to my webserver (My webserver is running RedHat 7 I believe). > > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > --