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From: stehman@southwind.net (Jeff Stehman)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: confusing anon ftp problem
Date: 13 Sep 1995 23:38:12 GMT
Organization: SouthWind Internet Access, Inc.
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After upgrading to 2.0.1 I converted our anon ftp archive from regular to
fancy (changed -A flag to -a, using ftpaccess).  What I get when I make an
anonymous connection is:

	421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection

Set the flag back to -A and it works fine.

Set it up on another system using config_anonftp.  Using the same
ftpaccess file except for paths.  Works fine.

Compared both /etc's and /bin's.  Didn't see any reason for it not to
work, but-- what the heck-- I tarred up the good one and dropped it on
top of the bad one.  No good.  Compared everything I could think of,
even moved the broken ftp home dir and set up a new one in it's place.
Notta.

Basically, I can get anything to work *except* the one I want working.
No biggie, 'cause I'll move the old, create a new, and move all the
archived files from the old to the new.  But what in the wide, wide
world of sports is going on here?

Oh, and is it just me or does config_anonftp create an archive that's
just a little too open?

--
Jeff Stehman                     Senior Systems Administrator
stehman@southwind.net            SouthWind Internet Access, Inc.
voice: (316)263-7963             Wichita, KS
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