RE: FTP question

Let me get this straight - you're concerned because someone posted an outline of
how to get a file off another system using FTP?!  I take it that posting this
here is in some way more dangerous than having the same kind of instructions in
just about every book ever written about how to do things over the Internet.  No
one would EVER pick up such a book and even THINK that FTP might work to an
AS/400, right?  And all those evil employees wanting a look at the Payroll
master can best be stymied by us NOT talking about it here on this little techie
mailing list...

Sorry about the sarcasm, but I just don't understand what you're worried about
here - the cat's been out of this bag for years.

Dave Shaw
Spartan International, Inc.
Spartanburg, SC

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Richard J. Serrano [mailto:rjs@pgsas400.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 5:19 PM
> To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
> Subject: Re: FTP question
> 
> 
> Whoa!
> 
> Doesn't this outline, step-by-step, how to "backdoor" an 
> AS/400 from a PC? Perhaps a bit more
> discretion and security awareness should be exercised before 
> posting something like this?
> 
> JMHO
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Richard J. Serrano
> Palace Guard Software
> Within the U.S.   (800) 762-3696
> Outside the U.S   (562) 435-3355
> Fax                      (562) 435-0010
> rjs@pgsas400.com
> http://www.pgsas400.com
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rob Berendt <rob@dekko.com>
> To: <MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, February 29, 2000 7:40 AM
> Subject: Re: FTP question
> 
> 
> > As the other person asked, are you able to ftp manually?  I 
> would test by going to Start,
> Programs, MS Dos command prompt and doing the following:
> > ftp your400
> > dir
> > cd yourlib         if this is necessary then this might explain why
> ftp://xxx.xx.xxx.xx/filetodownload doesn't work.
> > dir
> > get thefile
> >
> > If that fails write down the error you are getting.  You 
> might have to debug your exit point
> program.  Simple enough using STRSRVJOB and stuff.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Larryt222@aol.com on 02/28/2000 10:45:59 PM
> > Please respond to MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
> > To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com@Internet
> > cc:
> > Fax to:
> > Subject: FTP question
> >
> > I would like to allow my clients to download data from my 
> AS/400 to their PCs
> > via the net.  I want to be able to point them to a 
> particular file on the IFS
> > through their web browser.  (i.e. 
ftp://xxx.xx.xxx.xx/filetodownload)  My 400
> is online and I have written an FTP logon server program to allow "Anonymous"
> ftp and that works through a regular FTP session.  When I point to my browser
> to my system it shows me the subdirectory but I cannot initiate a download.
>
> Thanks
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