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class=930413918-26022001>Why does FTP protocol has FTP server to connect out to
a data port specified to a client, as opposed to the client connecting to
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class=930413918-26022001>port specified by the server ? Is there a historical
reason for doing that ?</SPAN></FONT></DIV>
<P><FONT size=2>Oleg Vishnepolsky<BR></FONT><FONT color=#000080
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