[Info-vax] FTP sesion against a vms server fails

[Martin Vorlaender]

Bart Zorn <Bart.Zorn at gmail.com> wrote:
> "Martin Vorlaender" <m... at pdv-systeme.de> wrote:
>> Bart Zorn <Bart.Z... at gmail.com> wrote:
>> > Arne Vajhøj <a... at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>> >> Many FTP clients are hopeless broken for non-Unix syntax.
>>
>> >> But there is a workaround: use a FTP server that supports
>> >> Unix syntax.
>>
>> > Which FTP server do you recommend?
>>
>> HGFTP,http://vms.process.com/scripts/fileserv/fileserv.com?HGFTP
>
> I know (and love) HGFTP, but I failed to make it work with FireFTP.
> Do you know which logical names to define to make it work?

I use

  "HG_FTP_DO_UNIX_LS" = "TRUE"
  "HG_FTP_DO_UNIX_LS_INIT" = "TRUE"

and FileZilla is happy with that.

> Also, FireFTP issues the FEAT command, which HGFTP does not know
> about.

FileZilla does it too

>>	FEAT
<<	500-Syntax error, command unrecognized.
<<	500 FEAT

and then the client goes on. So what?

cu,
  Martin
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