FTP script quit working

[Ed Hon]

I have an ftp script on HP-UX 11.0 that has suddenly stopped working:

cd /home/xfer
echo "
open dxs.us.abb.com
user
type ascii
cd fromdir
append filename
close
" | ftp -i -n

It now generates errors:

421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection
Not connected.
Not connected.
Not connected.
Not connected.

Now, here's the kicker. If I open an ftp session from a command line, type "open dxs.us.abb.com" at the ftp prompt, then reply to Name" with and to Password with , it works everytime! Why won't the script work?? (If it make any difference, the FTP server is Microsoft FTP Service (Version 5.0)) Thanks.

[Sridhar Bhaskarla]

Hi,

Try with '-v' in the ftp line and see what additional errors you see.

-Sri

[Geoff Wild · Accepted solution]

Instead of piping, try this:

ftp -nv dxs.us.abb.com << EOF > /tmp/ftp.log
user ${USERNAME} ${PASSWORD}
type ascii
cd fromdir
append filename
quit
EOF

Rgds...Geoff

[Steven E. Protter]

I think the change in post 2 will do the trick.

Microsoft's ftp server does not apply to standards and could be a contributing factor.

Another question to ask if the script worked and stopped, is what changed?

Was there a change or patch on the Microsoft ftp server?

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[Ed Hon]

I don't know if there were any patches applied to Microsoft FTP Server. The site is not in our company, so it would take some time to find out. Taking out the piping seems to have worked. Thanks to all.