Batch FTP fails at one location

[Keith-Earl]

I have run the following FTP script without any problems for over a year at
three or four different sites. When I visited a new client site the script
dies on the mget *.*

Why would mget fail? Can I use another FTP command to get all files in a
folder?

I invoke the script with this command in a batch file:
ftp -s:myFTP.txt ftp.mySite.com

myFTP file contents
--------
myAccount
myPassword
cd www\ezt\data
lcd C:\Backup\
binary
mget *.*

 

[James Egan]

Why would mget fail?

The firewall at your client site not allowing the ftp server to
instigate the data connection.

afaik the command line ftp can't work passively.


Jim.

 

[Ron Lowe]

I have run the following FTP script without any problems for over a year at
three or four different sites. When I visited a new client site the script
dies on the mget *.*

Why would mget fail? Can I use another FTP command to get all files in a
folder?

I invoke the script with this command in a batch file:
ftp -s:myFTP.txt ftp.mySite.com

myFTP file contents
--------
myAccount
myPassword
cd www\ezt\data
lcd C:\Backup\
binary
mget *.*

Simplify the problem.

Forget scripting for the moment, and try manual FTP.
Can you 'ls' the site?

If not, it probably is indeed a firewall issue.
Try another FTP client, in passive mode.

The command-line FTP client that comes with XP does not support passive
mode.
Grab a copy of gFTP instead, which does:

ftp://ftp.gnu.org/old-gnu/emacs/windows/contrib/ftp-for-win32.zip

 

[Keith-Earl]

Okay, but I have no problem using an FTP client such as WS_FTP_Lite
What do you suggest as a workaround? I am just trying to do a low-tech file
transfer in case my ISP goes down. The files just need to make it intact,
slow is okay...

Thank you very much for your help.

 

[Keith-Earl]

aha. Thanks, Ron. Will test later this afternoon, wish I could test now.
Interested. I am using XP on all "recipient" machines and it works at four
other customer sites, just not at this one. I do not doubt it is a firewall
issue. I guess WS_FTP_Lite does not use the same mode since I can
successfully pull the files at the bad site with that tool.

Really appreciate your help.

Keith