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From: chrise@hpnmdla.HP.COM (Chris Eich)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.misc
Subject: Re: is it possable to mget any money if i write a version of vi?
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Date: 7 Nov 90 20:15:43 GMT
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gwoho asks:
    is it possable to mget any money if i write a version of vi?

You don't need to do any work, just do this:

$ ftp ft-knox.treasury.gov
Connected to ft-knox.treasury.gov.
220 ft-knox.treasury.gov FTP server (Version $Revision: 1.20 $ $Date: 88/12/08 10:04:14 $) ready.
Name (ft-knox.treasury.gov:chrise): ftp
Password (ft-knox.treasury.gov:ftp):
331 Guest login ok, send ident as password.
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
ftp> cd pub
200 CWD command okay.

ftp> prompt
Interactive mode off.

ftp> binary			# This step is very important!
200 Type set to I.

ftp> mget money*
200 PORT command okay.
150 Opening data connection for money1 (15.4.41.245,23756) (408 $).
226 Transfer complete.
408 $ received in 0.01 seconds (41.30 K$/sec)
200 PORT command okay.
150 Opening data connection for money2 (15.4.41.245,23757) (6481 $).
226 Transfer complete.
6481 $ received in 0.01 seconds (431.70 K$/sec)
200 PORT command okay.
150 Opening data connection for money3 (15.4.41.245,23758) (56152 $).
226 Transfer complete.
56152 $ received in 0.46 seconds (119.86 K$/sec)
200 PORT command okay.
150 Opening data connection for money4 (15.4.41.245,23759) (73728 $).
226 Transfer complete.
73728 $ received in 1.11 seconds (64.68 K$/sec)
200 PORT command okay.
150 Opening data connection for money5 (15.4.41.245,23760) (85294 $).
226 Transfer complete.
85294 $ received in 0.78 seconds (106.44 K$/sec)

ftp> bye

As you can see, it is very easy to mget quite a bit of money in no time
at all.

Chris