Hi all,

I just wrote:

 > An interesting possibility is that a proxy 
 > may circumvent the PASV interdiction even if your 
 > browser can't.  Use of a proxy fixes my own problem 
 > with (classic) Opera, but (strangely!) not with with 
 > Netscape. Try using a proxy (usually offered by your
 > ISP) in case you have trouble.
 
Happily, with Netscape, I boobed on first try. 
Declaring the proxy correctly does solve the PASV 
interdiction problem after all.  Presumably with 
*any* browser at all too! My ISP is "free.fr";
its proxy is "proxy.free.fr"; and the associated
port number is  3128.

Cheers

LS