On Wed, Apr 21, 2004 at 09:24:01AM +0200, Helmut Jarausch wrote: > > ftp://ftp.berlios.de/pub/cdrecord/alpha ... > > Am I the only one having problems to access this site? > I get "421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection" > most of the time.
Any time I attempt to reach it through a web browser, using squid as a proxy, I can't do it. Apparently it doesn't like squid's anonymous logins, or default password, or something. But then it works fine if I use a "normal" FTP client. In fact, it's working right now. Also, if you don't have a PTR record for your visible IP address, many FTP servers will reject you. I don't know whether ftp.berlios.de is one of these, but on several occasions in the past, I've had better results by ssh'ing from work to my DSL box at home, obtaining files on the DSL box, and then sending them back to myself at work. (The NAT setup at work doesn't have a valid PTR record for its external IP address!) I personally look forward to the death of FTP. I hate that protocol with a passion. But that's a rant for a different mailing list.... :)