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diff --git a/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.1 b/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.1 index 59b371f..a112709 100644 --- a/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.1 +++ b/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.1 @@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ .\" .\" @(#)ftp.1 8.3 (Berkeley) 10/9/94 .\" -.Dd August 18, 1997 +.Dd January 27, 2000 .Dt FTP 1 .Os BSD 4.2 .Sh NAME @@ -61,6 +61,7 @@ is the user interface to the standard File Transfer Protocol. The program allows a user to transfer files to and from a remote network site. +The version supports IPv6 (Internet protocol version 6), as well as IPv4. .Pp The latter three usage formats will fetch a file using either the HTTP or FTP protocols into the current directory. @@ -682,7 +683,18 @@ through a gateway router or host that controls the directionality of traffic. (Note that though ftp servers are required to support the .Dv PASV -command by RFC 1123, some do not.) +command by RFC 1123, some do not. +Please note that if you are connecting to IPv6 ftp server, +the program will use +.Dv EPSV/EPRT +pair and +.Dv LPSV/LPRT +pair, +instead of +.Dv PASV +and +.Dv PORT . +The meaning is the same.) .It Ic preserve Toggle preservation of modification times on retrieved files. .It Ic progress @@ -1402,6 +1414,8 @@ fetching of files, ftp and http URLs, and modification time preservation were implemented in .Nx 1.3 by Luke Mewburn, with assistance from Jason Thorpe. +.Pp +IPv6 support was added by WIDE/KAME Project. .Sh BUGS Correct execution of many commands depends upon proper behavior by the remote server. @@ -1416,3 +1430,7 @@ to and from .Bx 4.2 servers using the ascii type. Avoid this problem by using the binary image type. +.Pp +Proxying functionalities, such as +.Ev ftp_proxy , +may not work for IPv6 connection. |
