bug#1908: ange-ftp does not support extended passive mode

[Xah Lee]

hi Michael,

very old indeed! I think we can close it.

For me, I haven't heard of ftp in tech sphere for many years. I haven't used any ftp for perhaps 5 years. (maybe except downloading gnu emacs from fsf via browser)

Thank you for writing. Best.

 Xah

On Wed, Aug 24, 2016 at 9:27 AM, Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> wrote:

xah lee <xah@xahlee.org> writes:

Hi Xah,

> Summary: ange-ftp mode does not support the extended passive mode
> (epsv) mode.

[...]

> However, i need to use it inside emacs to be able to dev on the site.
> i don't see any customizable var about epsv in
> ange-ftp's customize panel.
>
> (yes i know about sftp, ssh... Not a option here. ange-ftp has passive
> mode, but that doesn't work for me in this case)

This is a very old bug report. Nobody has taken the ball; in fact there
is no active maintainer who will work on new ange-ftp features.

Do you still need extended passive mode in ange-ftp? And in case of, how
could we continue? The only idea I have in mind would be a contribution
from you. Nobody else has requested this.

>   Xah

Best regards, Michael.