Mailing-List: contact cygwin-help@cygwin.com; run by ezmlm List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: cygwin-owner@cygwin.com Mail-Followup-To: cygwin@cygwin.com Delivered-To: mailing list cygwin@cygwin.com Message-ID: <42F90057.7070601@bellsouth.net> Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 14:13:27 -0500 From: Bobby User-Agent: Thunderbird 1.0+ (Windows/20050808) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: cygwin@cygwin.com Subject: Re: ftp fails using cygwin but works with windows command window and IE, please advise References: <980F478BF3F34146B101625921E12EE71FB4AF@US01WEMBX2.internal.synopsys.com> <6.2.1.2.0.20050809132807.03db2418@pop.prospeed.net> In-Reply-To: <6.2.1.2.0.20050809132807.03db2418@pop.prospeed.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-IsSubscribed: yes Larry Hall wrote: > At 11:18 AM 8/9/2005, you wrote: > >> _____________________________________________ >> From: Susan Sien >> Sent: Monday, August 08, 2005 9:36 PM >> To: 'cygwin@xxx.xxxx' >> Subject: ftp works with windows command window but fails when using ftp >> > >from cygwin window > > What's the point of forwarding headers back to the list? If you *must* > do this for some reason, edit out email address as I have done above. > > > >> Hi, >> >> I recently upgraded my cygwin installation and now ftp doesn't work for >> me. >> I am able to issue and ftp command, but when the ftp server prompts for >> a password, >> I get "invalid command" as soon as I enter the first character. >> >> Please advise. ftp works if I use Windows Command window and via IE, so >> I don't understand >> why it doesn't work when I try to ftp from a cygwin window. >> > > > This still isn't great information on what specifically you're doing and > where you see the problem but it is enough information to state that the > FTP client you're using isn't Cygwin's. Install the 'inetutils' package > if you want Cygwin's 'ftp'. Otherwise, I'm afraid you're slipping into > the realm of the "off-topic". > > > -- > Larry Hall http://www.rfk.com > RFK Partners, Inc. (508) 893-9779 - RFK Office > 838 Washington Street (508) 893-9889 - FAX > Holliston, MA 01746 > > > -- > Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple > Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html > Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html > FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/ > > > Larry, some email programs quote the headers when forwarding a message. All the user has to do is cut them out, a simple cut procedure. Mozilla Thunderbird and Mozilla have these nice features, as well as outlook and outlook express. Bobby -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Problem reports: http://cygwin.com/problems.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/