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diff --git a/contrib/tnftp/README b/contrib/tnftp/README index 4b3a12c..2f81da6 100644 --- a/contrib/tnftp/README +++ b/contrib/tnftp/README @@ -1,61 +1,68 @@ -WHAT IS LUKEMFTP? ------------------ +WHAT IS TNFTP? +-------------- -`lukemftp' is what many users affectionately call the enhanced ftp -client in NetBSD (http://www.netbsd.org). The `lukem' comes from -the account name of the NetBSD developer who wrote most of the -enhancements: Luke Mewburn <lukem@netbsd.org>. +`tnftp' is a `port' of the NetBSD FTP client to other systems. +See http://www.NetBSD.org/ for more details about NetBSD. -This package is a `port' of the NetBSD ftp client to other systems. +tnftp was formerly known as `lukemftp' +It was renamed to `tnftp' by Luke Mewburn in February 2003. The enhancements over the standard ftp client in 4.4BSD (and derivatives) include: * command-line editing within ftp * command-line fetching of URLS, including support for: - - http proxies (c.f: $http_proxy, $ftp_proxy) + - http proxies (see $http_proxy, $ftp_proxy) - authentication * configurable prompt * context sensitive command and filename completion * dynamic progress bar * feature negotiation extensions from RFC 2389 - (c.f: `feat' and `remopts') + (see `feat' and `remopts') * extensions to ftp from the IETF ftpext working group - (c.f: `mlsd' and `mlst') + (see `mlsd' and `mlst') * IPv6 support (from the WIDE project) * modification time preservation * paging of local and remote files, and of directory listings - (c.f: `lpage', `page', `pdir') + (see `lpage', `page', `pdir') * passive mode support, with fallback to active mode - * retrieval of filenames listed in a given file (c.f: `fget') + * retrieval of filenames listed in a given file (see `fget') * `set option' override of ftp environment variables - * socks4/socks5 support - * TIS Firewall Toolkit gate ftp proxy support (c.f: `gate') - * transfer-rate throttling (c.f: `-T', `rate') - * uploading of files on the command line (c.f: `-u') + * TIS Firewall Toolkit gate ftp proxy support (see `gate') + * transfer-rate throttling (see `-T', `rate') + * uploading of files on the command line (see `-u') + * (Dante) SOCKS5 support + +Previous features, currently disabled until a test system is available: + * SOCKS4 support INSTALLATION ------------ -Refer to `INSTALL' for more information on how to compile and install -lukemftp. +Refer to `INSTALL' for more information on how to compile and install tnftp. FEEDBACK / BUG REPORTS ---------------------- -Please email feedback back to the maintainer: <lukem@netbsd.org>. +Please email feedback back to the maintainer: + Luke Mewburn <lukem@NetBSD.org>. COPYRIGHT --------- -lukemftp is covered by a BSD-style copyright notice. Please refer to -the file `COPYING' for more information. +tnftp is covered by a BSD-style copyright notice. +Please refer to the file `COPYING' for more information. AVAILABILITY ------------ -The primary ftp site for lukemftp is: - ftp://ftp.netbsd.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/lukemftp/ +The primary ftp site for tnftp is: + ftp://ftp.NetBSD.org/pub/NetBSD/misc/tnftp/ + + +DOCUMENT REFERENCE +------------------ +$NetBSD: README,v 1.10 2007/08/06 01:58:57 lukem Exp $ |
