[Info-vax] basic FTP client for OpenVMS from Windows.

[geze...@rlgsc.com]

On Thursday, January 14, 2021 at 10:08:07 AM UTC-5, Hein RMS van den Heuvel wrote:
> Hi folks, what is the current recommendation for an FTP client to be used on Windows exchanging files with OpenVMS (Itanium). 
> 
> Personally I have an old WS_FTP Pro which suits me fine. 
> And the FTP on my Windows 10 Pro laptop works fine also. 
> So in my own office I am good, but not on my current customer site. 
> 
> Their older Windows FTPs (here Windows Server 2016) do not work. 
> You can connect, but they hang transferring. 
> I believe this is because they do not support PASSIVE mode, not even with "quote pasv" which is accepted but has no useful effect. 
> 
> I downloaded WinSCP 5.17.9 which seems fine at first as it displays my files, but when it comes to fetch a file barfs with a poorly constructed name on OpenVMS: 
> >>> Failed to parse specification /DISK1:[xxx.USER.yyyyyy]/NAV_19.LOG 
> file specification syntax error 
> Obviously there are one or two well intended but erroneous forward slashes in that specification. 
> 
> The customer is expected to configure FileZilla for me, which will be fine. 
> 
> What other options do folks like? 
> 
> Is there a simple commandline FTP.EXE? 
> That has my preference over GUI tools. 
> 
> Just fetching that image from Windows 10 and running it does not work. 
> Hints to make that work? 
> 
> Comments? 
> Thanks, 
> Hein. 
> 
> 
> 
> https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=24948
Hein,

On my Windoes 10 mobile, I have been using Filezilla. No particular problems.

- Bob Gezelter, http://www.rlgsc.com