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Date: Tue, 09 Aug 2005 14:13:27 -0500
From: Bobby <snyder100 AT bellsouth DOT net>
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Subject: Re: ftp fails using cygwin but works with windows command   window  and IE, please advise
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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 AT xxx DOT 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".
>
>
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>   
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

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