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cernlib-packlib-gfortran-2006-34.fc13.i686.rpm

Notes on zftp:
--------------

This is the client program for the ZEBRA FTP (zftp) protocol of CERNLIB.
Like other FTP-type programs, the ZFTP protocol transmits passwords in
cleartext.  It would therefore be wise to use zftp only within a closed LAN
with trusted users.  To connect to a remote host, the host must be running
the zserv daemon (for Debian, part of the pawserv package) from inetd.  See
also the README.Debian file for that package.

ZFTP by default converts all filenames to lowercase (it does not respect
the KUIP command "FILECASE KEEP"), which is potentially a problem on case-
sensitive Linux and UNIX machines.  Some of its interactive commands, but not
all, accept a 'C' argument to preserve filename cases; see the ZFTP online
help for individual commands for details.

-- Kevin McCarty <kmccarty@debian.org>, Mon, 22 Jul 2002