Re: gFTP rocks!

["Mohammad Abdin" <rafat kcs org kw>]

Every Linux FTP program I have found does not use FTP proxies 
except for Netscape. I think it is an ESSENTIAL feature, cos A 
LOT of ISP's use proxies just to speed up people's connection (as 
mine does). Its a shame that its missing :P 

> 
> Me bad!  Moments later I found the grayed out "Connect throught FTP
> proxy server" toggle in the Connection Manager so apparently this is
> in the works.  I couldn't find how to enable the toggle nor where to
> name the proxy so I'll assume this is currently incomplete.
> 
> Are proxy server names for ftp, html, etc. going to be stored in a
> central location so that other GNOME applications can share this info
> or is this going to be set on an application by application basis?
> 
> Oh, and by the way, it does seem to rock!
> 
> Gisli
> 
> >>>>> On 22 Feb 1999 00:00:43 -0500, you said:
>  
>   GO> Since forever I have been trying to figure out how to manually use an
>   GO> ftp proxy.  What is Netscape's secret?  I think I must have read every
>   GO> piece of information about ftp, tftp, etc. on my RedHat system but I
>   GO> just can't crack it.
> 
>   GO> My point?  This would be a nice capability to add to gFTP for the 
>   GO> benefit of the firewall (and man-page) challenged.
> 
>   GO> As always, my eternal apologies if the capability is already there and
>   GO> I didn't find it.  BTW, gFTP (0.99.8) has no Help menu.
> 
>   GO> Gisli
> 
> 
> 
> >>>>> On Sun, 21 Feb 1999 15:48:12 +0000 (GMT), you said:
>  
>   CE> [1  <text/plain; US-ASCII (7bit)>]
> 
>   CE> Hi,
> 
>   CE> Nice one in including gFTP in the 0.99.8 release - it's a great program.
>   CE> Now if only it wouldn't intermittently segfault ;-)
> 
>   CE> Chris
> 
>   CE> PS. Will balsa be part of GNOME 1.0?
> 
> 
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