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ftpd encoding patch

• Installation
• Other Encodings
• Source
• Forum Thread

Installation

1. Download ftpd-8e(for Mac OS X 10.3) or ftpd-11e(for Mac OS X 10.3.6) or ftpd-17e(for Mac OS X 10.4)
2. Copy downloaded file to `/usr/libexec'

   	$ sudo cp <downloaded_ftpd_file> /usr/libexec/ftpd-e
   

3. Set permissions:

   	$ sudo chown root:wheel /usr/libexec/ftpd-e
   	$ sudo chmod 555 /usr/libexec/ftpd-e
   

4. Set up your encoding
   • [Mac OS X 10.3] Edit `/etc/xinetd.d/ftp'

     	service ftp
     	{
     		disable		= no
     		socket_type	= stream
     		wait		= no
     		user		= root
     		server		= /usr/libexec/ftpd-e
     		server_args	= -l -E EUCKR
     		groups		= yes
     		flags		= REUSE IPv6
     	}
     

   • [Mac OS X 10.4] Edit `/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist'
     (Following is a part of the file)

             <key>Program</key>
             <string>/usr/libexec/ftpd-e</string>
             <key>ProgramArguments</key>
             <array>
                     <string>ftpd-e</string>
                     <string>-l</string>
                     <string>-E</string>
                     <string>EUCKR</string>
             </array>
     

5. Restart ftpd service
   • [Mac OS X 10.3] Restart xinetd

     	$ sudo killall -1 xinetd
     

   • [Mac OS X 10.4] Stop and Start FTP Access from the Sharing Preferences

Other Encodings

This patch uses iconv for encoding conversions.
To find out what encodings are supported:

	$ iconv -l

For more information about iconv:

	$ man iconv
	$ man iconv_open

for Mac OS X 10.3, Edit `/etc/xinetd.d/ftp'

		server_args	= -l -E <encoding_name>

for Mac OS X 10.4, Edit `/System/Library/LaunchDaemons/ftp.plist'

        <key>ProgramArguments</key>
        <array>
                <string>ftpd-e</string>
                <string>-l</string>
                <string>-E</string>
                <string><encoding_name></string>
        </array>

And restart ftpd service

Source

ftpd source from Apple Darwin Source (http://developer.apple.com/darwin/)

• lukemftpd-8.tar.gz: for Mac OS X 10.3 (Darwin 7.0)
• lukemftpd-11.tar.gz: for Mac OS X 10.3.6 (Darwin 7.6)
• lukemftpd-17.tar.gz: for Mac OS X 10.4 (Darwin 8.0)

diff for encoding patch

• lukemftpd-8e.diff: for Mac OS X 10.3 (Darwin 7.0)
• lukemftpd-11e.diff: for Mac OS X 10.3.6 (Darwin 7.6)
• lukemftpd-17e.diff: for Mac OS X 10.4 (Darwin 8.0)

Forum Thread

• http://www.osxdev.org/forum/viewtopic.php?t=677

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• Projects last edited on 10 November 2006 at 3:42 am by 137.237.harris.com