[plug] Problem with gFTP - solved

[Bret Busby]

Well, I have now solved the problem, and I am not happy with either the cause of the problem, or the solution.

The ISP that provides the web site hosting, apparently made changes to their FTP server(s) that now require Extended Passive Mode, and reject Passive Mode,
and I have now been able to resume graphical FTP access, by downloading, installing, and using KFTPGrabber, as gftp uses Passive Mode and not Extended
Passive Mode.

Being an Australian ISP, the change was made without either notice that the change would be made, or notice that the change had been made, and the effects on
customers.

As I have said, I am not happy with either the cause of the problem, or the solution.

I had in the past, been quite happy using gftp, and I can no longer use it for my web sites.

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Bret Busby
Armadale
West Australia
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"So once you do know what the question actually is,
  you'll know what the answer means."
- Deep Thought,
   Chapter 28 of Book 1 of
   "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy:
   A Trilogy In Four Parts",
   written by Douglas Adams,
   published by Pan Books, 1992

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