On Tuesday 2004-06-22 01:36 pm, Chuck Swiger wrote:
ftp ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu
...is not a valid URL in that no path component is specified (even a trailing '/') - at least, that's my understanding of it. Try this instead:
ftp ftp://ftp.andrew.cmu.edu/
which works as expected from here.
Or:
bash-2.05b$ ftp ftp.andrew.cmu.edu
Connected to ASG2.WEB.cmu.edu.
220 asg2.web.cmu.edu FTP server (Version 6.00+Heimdal 20031031+KTH-KRB 1.3-20031030) ready.
Name (ftp.andrew.cmu.edu:peter): anonymous
331 Guest login ok, type your name as password.
Password:
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp>
Same behaviour with ftp.freebsd.org:
bash-2.05b$ ftp ftp://ftp.freebsd.org [snip] 200 Type okay. 501 Syntax error in parameters. 221 Goodbye.
bash-2.05b$ ftp ftp.freebsd.org [snip] 331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password. Password: 230-You are user #78 of 450 simultaneous users allowed. 230- 230 Logged in anonymously. Remote system type is UNIX. Using binary mode to transfer files. ftp>
Might have something to do with the auto-fetch part of ftp's functionality.
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