# the recursive retrieval. The default is 5.
#reclevel = 5
-# Many sites are behind firewalls that do not allow initiation of
-# connections from the outside. On these sites you have to use the
-# `passive' feature of FTP. If you are behind such a firewall, you
-# can turn this on to make Wget use passive FTP by default.
+# By default Wget uses "passive FTP" transfer where the client
+# initiates the data connection to the server rather than the other
+# way around. That is required on systems behind NAT where the client
+# computer cannot be easily reached from the Internet. However, some
+# firewalls software explicitly supports active FTP and in fact has
+# problems supporting passive transfer. If you are in such
+# environment, use "passive_ftp = off" to revert to active FTP.
#passive_ftp = off
# The "wait" command below makes Wget wait between every connection.
# is *not* sent by default.
#header = Accept-Language: en
-# You can set the default proxy for Wget to use. It will override the
-# value in the environment.
+# You can set the default proxies for Wget to use for http and ftp.
+# They will override the value in the environment.
#http_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/
+#ftp_proxy = http://proxy.yoyodyne.com:18023/
# If you do not want to use proxy at all, set this to off.
#use_proxy = on