Does it require passive FTP ? Try setting the environment variable FTP_PASSIVE to 1.
Graham. On Fri, Sep 20, 2002 at 01:57:16PM +0100, Alex McLintock wrote: > Hi folks, > > I have a machine which can't seem to use ftp through LWP or LibNet, but can > when I just use the ftp command line program. If I try to use the > interactive automatic CPAN it just sits there waiting for the config files > to download > > eg this doesn't work, > > lwp-download ftp://ftp.plig.org/pub/CPAN/authors/01mailrc.txt.gz > > but I can simply ftp ftp.plig.org and get the relevant file. > > Any suggestions on how to gain more info to debug this system? > > It is a RedHat 7.1 system. > > I've had a look at > /usr/local/lib/perl5/site_perl/5.6.1/Net/Config.pm and I can't see anything > obvious like entering in a non existant proxy or similar. > > > > Sorry for asking a perl question on this list. I must be getting sloppy. > > > Alex McLintock > > > > > > Openweb Analysts Ltd, London. > Software For Complex Websites http://www.OWAL.co.uk/ > Open Source Software Companies please register here > http://www.OWAL.co.uk/oss_support/ > >
