forcing RSS Bandit into passive FTP mode

RSS Bandit offers built-in functionality to store its feed list remotely (though it still insists on a proprietary format, instead of using/extending standard OPML). i not only use this option to keep my reading habits synchronised between various desktops, but also to provide the raw behind-the-scenes data for this site's externals list.

unfortunately, RSS Bandit's FTP settings don't provide an explicit option to force the program into passive FTP mode, opting instead for autodetection. this works...most of the time, but can cause major problems with certain routers - such as my little linksys WAG54GX2 - which pretend to support active FTP but attempt to do address translation (of things like PORT commands) on the fly.

while i certainly hope that a future version of the bandit will include a simple checkbox that just says Use passive FTP, the current hackish way to force a passive connection is to close the application, open your settings file (usually C:\Documents and Settings\[YOUR USERNAME]\Application Data\RssBandit\.settings.xml), find the line

<property name="remotefeedlist/ftp.connectionmode.passive">False</property>

and manually change it to

<property name="remotefeedlist/ftp.connectionmode.passive">True</property>

tags:

rssbandit xml

completed:

16/09/2007