1579: Firewall-Friendly

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This memo describes a suggested change to the behavior of FTP client programs. No protocol modifications are required, though we outline some that might be useful.

Status INFORMATIONAL
Format TXT=8806 bytes
Authors FTP.
Date February 1994
Keyphrases firewall client FTP Bell Laboratories

References

RFC959: File Transfer Protocol.
RFC1123: Requirements for Internet Hosts - Application and Support.
RFC1436: The Internet Gopher Protocol (a distributed document search and retrieval protocol).

Referenced by

RFC2428: FTP Extensions for IPv6 and NATs.
RFC2577: FTP Security Considerations.
RFC3235: Network Address Translator (NAT)-Friendly Application Design Guidelines.
RFC4217: Securing FTP with