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Re: ftp error on cambridge.cygnus.com


On Mon, Dec 07, 1998 at 03:18:18PM -0700, Jeffrey A Law wrote:
> 
> 
>   In message <366C4AC2.7FD03F04@netmeg.net>you write:
>   > i have tried to ftp egcs from the cambridge.cygnus.com site as per your
>   > download web page.but i continually get a failureto complete the login
>   > when i use ncftp.
>   > 
>   > the reported error is:
>   > 
>   > ncftp> open egcs
>   > Connecting to
>   > 192.80.44.1...                                                    
>   > tweedledumb.cygnus.com FTP server (Version 5.60) ready.
>   > Logging
>   > in...                                                                   
>   > Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
>   > Logged in to
>   > cambridge.cygnus.com.                                              
>   > Could not get remote working directory: server said: .
>   > 
>   > can this be fixed so that downloads can be done with a reasonable ftp
>   > client rather than netscape?
> If I had a clue what the problem was, then I'd try:

I guess "pwd" doesn't work (ncftp does this). Are the permissions
on all paths correct (i.e. rx?)

In any case, ncftp users can ignore that error safely.

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