[ILUG] Linux ISOs

John P . Looney john at antefacto.com
Wed Mar 7 10:54:09 GMT 2001


On Wed, Mar 07, 2001 at 10:38:06AM +0000, Paul J Collins mentioned:
>     JC> I need to download them through a Firewall so it has to be
>     JC> http, as I cannot download using ftp
> Not even in passive mode?

 Most browser drop back to passive mode when active doesn't work - but
even more companies don't proxy or allow FTP.

 Checking personal webmail & watching porn is OK, as long as it's logged.
But MIS departments have a bee in their bonnet about downloading stuff.

Kate

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 When I say 'free', I mean 'free': free from bond, of chain or command: 
to go where you will, even to Mordor, Saruman, if you desire. " 
    -- Gandalf, paraphrasing the choice between Free and Non-free software




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