[svn] Rewrite the "passive FTP" paragraph.

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@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2005-09-02  Hrvoje Niksic  <hniksic@xemacs.org>
+
+       * sample.wgetrc: Rewrite the "passive FTP" paragraph to better
+       reflect reality.
+
 2005-08-09  Hrvoje Niksic  <hniksic@xemacs.org>
 
        * wget.texi (Wgetrc Commands): Removed documentation for the now

diff --git a/doc/sample.wgetrc b/doc/sample.wgetrc
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--- a/doc/sample.wgetrc
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@@ -35,10 +35,13 @@
 # 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.