tech-pkg: How to force pkgsrc FTP to use active?

Subject: How to force pkgsrc FTP to use active?
To: None <tech-pkg@netbsd.org>
From: David Hopper <dhop@nwlink.com>
List: tech-pkg
Date: 06/04/2002 12:45:50

I've tried PASSIVE_FETCH=0 in mk.conf, and setting the environment variable
through 'setenv FTPMODE active' and 'make FTPMODE=active update'.  Nothing
seems to work; ftp will always try passive and fail (against this stupid,
broken firewall).

Manual, active sessions work fine.

How do I force active connections in pkgsrc?

Thanks v.v. much
Dave