> > 
> > FYI, in general, no one should use rcp instead of ssh/scp on the open
> > internet. It is arguable they shouldn't be used behind a firewall,
> > either, if you don't have some pressing reason to use them.
> 
> Isn't rcp arguably more secure than ftp?
> To break rcp you need to subvert the reverse DNS.
> OTOH a trivial program [1] running on a LAN in promiscuous mode
> can detect usernames and passwords from ftp and pop3 (and other)
> connections.

Whether the use of 'rcp' is or isn't wise isn't at issue here.
The OP asked why that program wasn't working for him.  That's 
the question I answered.

David S.

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