https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftpd-command-line-options/m-p/3094212#M573312 Hi John,<BR /> <BR />What -P does is allow proxy commands i.e. being able to open a secondary control connection to another server &amp; xfer files between those two servers.<BR />The ftp command proxy is how to implement this. Do a man ftp &amp; check out the proxy section.<BR /> <BR />HTH,<BR />Jeff Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:45:09 GMT Jeff Schussele 2003-10-15T12:45:09Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftpd-command-line-options/m-p/3094211#M573311 in the manual entry for ftpd, an option is given:<BR /><BR />-P Enables third party transfer.<BR /><BR />What is this? Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:35:48 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftpd-command-line-options/m-p/3094211#M573311 John Demeny 2003-10-15T12:35:48Z https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftpd-command-line-options/m-p/3094212#M573312 Hi John,<BR /> <BR />What -P does is allow proxy commands i.e. being able to open a secondary control connection to another server &amp; xfer files between those two servers.<BR />The ftp command proxy is how to implement this. Do a man ftp &amp; check out the proxy section.<BR /> <BR />HTH,<BR />Jeff Wed, 15 Oct 2003 12:45:09 GMT https://community.hpe.com/t5/operating-system-hp-ux/ftpd-command-line-options/m-p/3094212#M573312 Jeff Schussele 2003-10-15T12:45:09Z