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fetch allows you to retrieve a file by supplying a URL (Uniform Resource
Locator). It is very useful and powerful tool. It effectively automates an
anonymous FTP session. If you get the following message when you use fetch,
then I suspect you are behind a firewall:
su-2.02# fetch ftp://<somefilename>
fetch: ftp://<somefilename>: FTP error:
fetch: Can't open data connection
su-2.02#
If you are behind a firewall, you might want to try the -P option on the command line.
This will force fetch to "use the passive mode of the FTP protocol.
This is useful for crossing certain types of firewalls." [as quoted from man
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