Subject: bug#48494: 28.0.50; [PATCH] AngeFTP fails on macOS 10.14 with GNU inetutils FTP

From: Lars Ingebrigtsen <[email-masked]>
Date: Thu, 20 May 2021 23:33:20 +0200

Michael Albinus <[email-masked]> writes:

> We should take into consideration, that the default value for
> ange-ftp-ftp-program-args hasn't been changed for at least 21 years. We
> should also take into consideration, that ftp is being phased out in
> browsers like Chrome and Firefox; its importance is decreasing. So I
> propose to not change anything, and let users customize
> ange-ftp-ftp-program-args to their needs.

Perhaps the `ange-ftp-ftp-program-args' doc string should mention that
some ftp clients require "-e"?  That should help with discoverability
for people who have these problems.

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