ange-ftp (configuration/permission?) problem

[Will Parsons]

I've been using NTemacs 21.3.1 on a WinXP machine to edit files on several
other machines running QNX4 using ange-ftp without problems.  I am now
trying to use it edit files on a machine running gentoo Linux & proftpd,
but when I try to edit a file (any file) on the other machine I get a blank
buffer and the message:

  Use C-u M-x make-directory RET RET to make directory and its parents

in the minibuffer.

If I start ftp from the command line using either the Cygwin version of ftp
or the native Windows version, I can execute FTP commands on the rempote
system without problems, so it seems as though it must be an emacs
configuration issue of some sort.

The Emacs ftp buffer shows (in response to a request for
/wbp@ginkgo:/etc/hosts):

  Invalid help command foo.
  open ginkgo
  Connected to ginkgo.
  220 ProFTPD 1.2.10 Server (ProFTPD Installation) [10.93.52.39]
  user "wbp" Turtle Power!
  331 Password required for wbp.
  230 User wbp logged in.
  hash
  Hash mark printing On  ftp: (2048 bytes/hash mark) .
  pwd
  257 "/home/wbp" is current directory.
  ls "-al /etc/." c:/TEMP/ange-ftp1256W81
  200 PORT command successful
  150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list

  226 Transfer complete.
  ftp: 2070 bytes received in 0.01Seconds 138.00Kbytes/sec.
  ls "-al /etc/." c:/TEMP/ange-ftp12560oA
  200 PORT command successful
  150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list

  226 Transfer complete.
  ftp: 2070 bytes received in 0.01Seconds 138.00Kbytes/sec.
  ls "-al /." c:/TEMP/ange-ftp1256BzG
  200 PORT command successful
  150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list

  226 Transfer complete.
  ftp: 250 bytes received in 0.02Seconds 15.63Kbytes/sec.
  ls "-al /etc/." c:/TEMP/ange-ftp1256O9M
  200 PORT command successful
  150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list

  226 Transfer complete.
  ftp: 2070 bytes received in 0.02Seconds 129.38Kbytes/sec.
  ls "-al /." c:/TEMP/ange-ftp1256bHT
  200 PORT command successful
  150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list

  226 Transfer complete.
  ftp: 250 bytes received in 0.01Seconds 16.67Kbytes/sec.

Can anyone give me any ideas on what else to look for to track this problem
down?

- Will