Moving files between one package and another

[ubu]

I have two accounts here at FutureQuest. How do I move some files from one account to the other without having to ftp them to my local machine and then ftp them to my other account.

Is there a way to move files from one location to another without much trouble?

Thanks!

Jamie

[skolnick]

Are you comfortable using telnet or ssh? If so, the process is pretty simple. Just ftp or scp the files directly from one server to another. With scp you can even copy recursively (i.e. all the files in a particular directory and all the subdirectories retaining the directory structure).

From a telnet session, type "man scp" at the command line.

[Terra]

Let's not forget our favorite friend: rsync

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[kteicher]

Would FXP work (if using an FTP client that supports it)?

[Bruce]

No, for security reasons FXP will not work. FXP requires that the FTP server either accept messages from or initiate connections to an IP other than that of the client itself. To prevent our FTP server from being used for "bounce" attacks (a client connects to our server and instructs it to connect to another server under attack), our FTP server will only accept or initiate connections from the client's IP.