FTP and Ident Server :: Winsock

[kuphryn]

Hello.

I am developing an FTP client. Some FTP servers request an identity server. I am not familiar with an Identity Server protocol.

Please post any information or link. Basically I need to know the protocol from beginning to end.

- connect to FTP server
- server wait for Identity response
...
// now what?
...
...

If I am not mistaken, the FTP client needs to create a socket, bind it to the identity port set by the user, and listen for an identity request from the FTP server.

Thanks,

Kuphryn

[bwkaz]

I'm sure there's an RFC on the protocol. Try searching for ident at www.faqs.org

Specifically, RFC 1413.

But, Winsock? Eh?

[kuphryn]

Okay. Thanks.

Kuphryn