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Re: Connection to ftps server dropping unexpectedly

From: Dan Fandrich <dan_at_coneharvesters.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Apr 2008 10:07:06 -0700

On Tue, Apr 08, 2008 at 01:21:20PM +0200, Daniel Stenberg wrote:
> I think this happens because the server doesn't expect the data connection
> to be SSL-enabled while curl assumes that for ftps:// connections.
>
> I believe this has been mentioned before, and the correct fix for this is
> probably to make libcurl explicitly enable SSL for the data connection even
> for ftps:// style transfers.

That would need to be an option. Some servers have their control channel
behind an stunnel on port 990 and don't encrypt the data connection.

>>> Dan

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