Got it: the proftpd deb was compiled for use without a shadow file :-(
I reinstalled the machine without a shadow file and now it works.

Nico

On Wed, Aug 30, 2000 at 03:56:06PM +0200, Nico De Ranter wrote:
> ServerType is standalone and the deamon is running
> 
> ps -ef 
> ...
> ftpd       288     1  0 Aug29 ?        00:00:00 proftpd (accepting 
> connections)
> ...
> 
> according to netstat -a there is indeed something listening on the ftp
> port:
> 
> tcp        0      0 *:ftp                   *:*                     LISTEN    
>   
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Nico
> 
> On Tue, Aug 29, 2000 at 03:50:35PM +0000, Pollywog wrote:
> > Make sure /etc/proftpd.conf has the correct ServerType for your setup, 
> > either
> > "standalone" or "inetd" and if the latter, make sure /etc/inetd.conf knows
> > about it.
> > 
> > 
> > On 29-Aug-2000 Nico De Ranter wrote:
> > > Howdy,
> > > 
> > > I'm trying to setup proftpd 1.2.0pre10 on my Debian 2.2 box.
> > > However whenever I try to connect I get a 
> > > 
> > >   421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection
> > > 
> > > message on the client and
> > >   
> > >   - ProFTPD terminating (signal 11) 
> > > --------------------------------------------------------
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Sint Stevens Woluwestraat 55 (Rue de Woluwe-Saint-Etienne)
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