Re: LYNX-DEV ftp doesn't work in lynx 2.6?

[Hiram Lester, Jr.]

On Thu, 14 Nov 1996 address@hidden wrote:

> I'm experiencing problems with ftp URL's, see the trace file below.
> The problem does not seem to be related to this specific ftp address.
> Netscape is using rftp, and works fine. Lynx is not.
> 
> Environment:
>       HP9000-735 running HP/UX-10.10
>       Original lynx2-6 patched for xterm-mouse only.
>       Using ncurses-1.9.8a
>       Using socks.cstc.4.2.2

Well, I just tried it and it worked fine using Lynx 2.6 with updates (My
binary is dated 10/25) on HP-UX 10.01 (the actual build was on 9.05 for
compatibility across our systems).

>     Rx: 425 Can't build data connection: Connection timed out.
> HTAccess:  status=-4
> Can't Access `ftp://ftp.cs.virginia.edu/pub'
> HTAccess: Can't access `ftp://ftp.cs.virginia.edu/pub'
> 
> Alert!: Unable to access document.

I agree with Duncan.  It sounds like a network problem with a timeout like
that.  It might be a problem with socks.  Have you tried the socks patches
that Tom Zerucha did?  I don't use socks, so don't really know a thing
about it or what the patches do...

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