Subj : FTP in browsers
To   : SEAN DENNIS
From : Mike Powell
Date : Fri May 28 2021 09:27:00

>  MP> It has been a while since I used it.  I forget that most browsers no
>  MP> longer allow ftp directly so the QWK via the web interface link is now
>  MP> broken. But the other options still exist.  :)

> That behavior can be overridden.  I think it's stupid since FTP is widely
> used and some protocols don't need to be overly secure just because the most
> widely used OS has more security holes in it than Swiss cheese.

Thought I might move this over here as I have more questions and don't want
to stray too far off topic where we were.  Is that a behavior that the host
can override, or does it require the client to make config changes on their
end?

Thanks!
Mike


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