Planetfurry BBS

[Elfen_Furry]

YO WHIP!!!

Q: What mode is FTP on PlanetFurry under?

I have problems trying to log-in to the server on my OSX iBook, but not with my OS9 iBook- both are using Fetch-FTP (FTP Client for Mac; versions for their correct OSes...)

The OSX one gives me a "Log In Error: Incorrect Password", and I have not been able to get into it with the OSX machine. I have no problems with the OS9. I know I'm probably missing something, but not sure of what...

Thanks for the help!

[Whip-lash]

The FTP service isn't running in a specific mode, though it is preferred that your client uses active mode.

If you're having issues logging in, you're not even at the point where the client requests either active or passive mode. More than likely, your client is having problems with the @ character in your username, if you're using it. Try replacing the @ character with #, for example: youruser#domain.com.

[Elfen_Furry]

More test done:
Message received (though not an exact quote, and I know that servers only push out an error number, so this was generated by the client):

Server Connection Refused: Password Incorrect.
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Yet on the OS9 Mac, I have no problems getting on.
I've tried everything, including using the # instead of @, like you said.

Whip verify my password, and email to me on the planetfurry and yahoo accounts, and FTP prefered options (passive vs active; FTP or SFTP; header/url: ftp://pf.com, www.pf.com, or ft.pf.com ; etc.)
Many Thanks.

[Whip-lash]

[Elfen_Furry]

Problem Solved:
Its a differences of clients and the OS that they use.
On the machine that it works: (Mac OS 9 on a G3 iBook Using Fetch 3.0)
User = me
Site = planetfurry.com
password = **********

What ever fetch 3.0 is doing, is automatically making all the string varible connections and passing them to the server.

On the machine that does not work (until now): (Mac OSX 10.3.9 on a G3 iBook Using Fetch 4.0/5.0 and CyberDuck_
User = me (does not work) | [email protected] (does work)
Site = planetfurry.com (works) | ftp.planetfurry.com (send me to a blank area... why?)
password = ********** ( does not work for me, but does for [email protected])

Now that I got it working, I find it strange that for what ever reason, the programs are but tying togehter the string variables to create the necessary access to the server. It now works, as you describe, if one literally creates all the needed input strings by hand, as decribed above.

Damn thats ugly. It also does not say much about Unix programmers, other than being lazy bums who cant tie together 2 or more strings in a program. I had to in my day.

Kids- Dont follow this example! Tie your own strings in your programs!
You'll be saving a lot of people a lot of headaches and grief!

[Whip-lash]

[Whip-lash]