--- netkit-ftp-0.17/ftp/main.c.orig	2012-08-22 14:13:47.452058828 +0200

+++ netkit-ftp-0.17/ftp/main.c	2012-08-22 14:16:47.964124112 +0200

@@ -87,7 +87,8 @@ static

 void

 usage(void)

 {

-	printf("\n\tUsage: { ftp | pftp } [-pinegvtd] [hostname]\n");

+	printf("\n\tUsage: { ftp | pftp } [-Apinegvtd] [hostname]\n");

+	printf("\t   -A: enable active mode\n");

 	printf("\t   -p: enable passive mode (default for ftp and pftp)\n");

 	printf("\t   -i: turn off prompting during mget\n");

 	printf("\t   -n: inhibit auto-login\n");

@@ -166,6 +167,10 @@ main(volatile int argc, char **volatile

 				passivemode = 1;

 				break;

+			case 'A':

+				passivemode = 0;

+				break;

+

 			case 'g':

 				doglob = 0;

 				break;

--- netkit-ftp-0.17/ftp/ftp.1.orig      2009-10-26 15:38:34.000000000 -0500

+++ netkit-ftp-0.17/ftp/ftp.1   2009-10-26 15:41:12.000000000 -0500

@@ -58,6 +58,9 @@

 Options may be specified at the command line, or to the

 command interpreter.

 .Bl -tag -width flag

+.It Fl A

+Use active mode for data transfers. This is useful for transmissions

+to servers which do not support passive connections (for whatever reason.)

 .It Fl p

 Use passive mode for data transfers. Allows use of ftp in environments

 where a firewall prevents connections from the outside world back to