I don't know if this helps, but here's what I get with Microsoft IIS 4.0 FTP server, and trace/net turned on: >>trace/net on >>entry: join "Date: " now == "Date: 28-Jan-2000/16:58:45-6:00" >>write/append ftp://anonymous@localhost:14000/logs.txt entry URL Parse: anonymous none localhost 14000 none logs.txt Net-log: ["Opening tcp for" FTP] connecting to: localhost Net-log: [ none ["220" "230"]] Net-log: "220 cat503269 Microsoft FTP Service (Version 4.0)." Net-log: [["USER" port/user] "331"] Net-log: {331 Anonymous access allowed, send identity (e-mail name) as password.} Net-log: [["PASS" port/pass] "230"] Net-log: "230 Anonymous user logged in." Net-log: [ "TYPE I" "200"] Net-log: "200 Type set to I." Net-log: [["PORT" port/locals/active-check] "200"] Net-log: [ "PASV" "227"] Net-log: "227 Entering Passive Mode (127,0,0,1,16,199)." Net-log: [["CWD ~"] "250"] Net-log: "250 CWD command successful." Net-log: [["CWD" either empty? port/path ["./"] [join "./" port/path]] "250"] Net-log: "250 CWD command successful." Net-log: [["APPE" port/target] "150"] ** User Error: Server error: tcp 125 Data connection already open; Transfer starting.. ** Where: write/append ftp://anonymous@localhost:14000/logs.txt entry >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [REBOL] [REBOL]FTP Read/Write problems >Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2000 10:43:23 -0900 > >Hello: > I am attempting to read and write test files >via ftp. >I began by copying ftpappend.r from the examples site. >The code was modified as follows: >;;======================================================= >REBOL >[ > Title: "Append to a Text File" > File: %ftpappend.r > Date: 26-May-1999 > Purpose: {Append to a text file using FTP.} >] >write/append >ftp://usr:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/webs/interfacefire/temps/log.txt join >"date: " now >;;======================================================= >;I believe that I can verify that I am contacting that site, because >; if I put in an invalid password or an nonexistant file name, I >; get an error message. >; Given that password and filename is correct: >; Rebol hangs; i.e the "progress prompt" >; |\- etc just keeps spinning and I have to abort the script > >I have also written my own script, which goes as follows: >;;======================================================= >site: ftp://usr:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/webs/interfacefire/temps/test.txt >print read site >fp: open/lines/mode site [read write lines] > forall fp > [ > if(find first fp "three") > [ > print first fp > insert next fp "line four" > ] > ] >close fp >;;======================================================= >;;Same results as in ftpappend.r rebol hangs, no error >;; messages, I have to abort the script >As always, I really appreciate the input, hope I can >be of some help some day. >regards >Tim > ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com