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Created: 2000-09-21 16:20:00 UTC

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>--- texts/i386/INSTALL.TXT	Thu Sep 21 17:04:36 2000
>+++ texts/i386/INSTALL.TXT.new	Thu Sep 21 17:08:59 2000
>@@ -338,5 +338,7 @@
> hosts by name rather than IP address, you'll also need a name server
> and possibly the address of a gateway (if you're using PPP, it's your
>-provider's IP address) to use in talking to it.
>+provider's IP address) to use in talking to it.  If you want to install
>+by FTP via an HTTP proxy (see below), you will also need the proxy's
>+address.
> 
> If you do not know the answers to these questions then you should
>@@ -396,5 +398,5 @@
>                 ftp://192.216.191.11/pub/FreeBSD
> 
>-        There are two FTP installation modes you can use:
>+        There are three FTP installation modes you can use:
> 
>            o FTP:
>@@ -412,7 +414,19 @@
>              incoming connections on random port addresses.
> 
>-        NOTE: ACTIVE AND PASSIVE MODES ARE NOT THE SAME AS A `PROXY'
>-        CONNECTIONS, WHERE A PROXY FTP SERVER IS LISTENING ON A
>-        DIFFERENT PORT!
>+           o FTP via an HTTP proxy:
>+             This option instructs FreeBSD to use HTTP (like a web
>+             browser) to connect to a proxy for all FTP operations.
>+             The proxy will translate the requests and send them to
>+             the FTP server.  This allows the user to pass through
>+             firewalls that do not allow FTP at all, but offer an
>+             HTTP proxy.
>+             In this case, you have to specify the proxy in addition
>+             to the FTP server.
>+
>+
>+        NOTE: THERE IS ANOTHER TYPE OF FTP PROXY OTHER THAN HTTP PROXIES.
>+        THIS TYPE IS VERY UNCOMMON, THOUGH.  IF YOU ARE NOT ABSOLUTELY
>+        CERTAIN, YOU CAN ASSUME THAT YOU HAVE AN HTTP PROXY AS DESCRIBED
>+        ABOVE.
> 
>         In such instances, you should specify the URL as something like:

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