From owner-freebsd-questions@FreeBSD.ORG Tue Sep 28 15:46:42 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8D5CF16A543 for ; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:46:42 +0000 (GMT) Received: from dnsmail3.ior.navy.mil (noca.ior.navy.mil [205.56.210.194]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 8870B43D31 for ; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:46:40 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from JohnsoBS@vicksburg.navy.mil) Received: from cg69ubd01.vicksburg.navy.mil ([205.95.65.21]) i8SFk1Ub005242; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:46:04 GMT Received: by CG69UBD01 with Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) id ; Tue, 28 Sep 2004 18:49:32 +0300 Message-ID: From: JohnsoBS@vicksburg.navy.mil To: steve@Antero.com Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 18:49:26 +0300 X-Mailer: Internet Mail Service (5.5.2657.72) cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: RE: FTP command line syntax X-BeenThere: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: User questions List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 15:46:42 -0000 Try ncFTP. GREAT commandline client with resume and more features.. -----Original Message----- From: Steve Suhre [mailto:steve@Antero.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 28, 2004 5:42 PM To: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: FTP command line syntax Thanks, wish I could say the same.... I'm running 4.6 on this machine. The man pages in 4.6 give the syntax so I assumed it would work. I tried "fetch" also and got a parsing error. I'll try grabbing a newer version of ftp and/or fetch and see if that works. At 09:12 AM 9/28/2004, you wrote: >In the last episode (Sep 28), Steve Suhre said: > > I need to set up a cron job that will fetch a file using ftp and a > > password. I've tried several versions of the commands as described in > > the man page and the Auto-Fetch section but I'm getting an error that > > makes me think I'm missing something... > > > > If I use the suggested syntax: > > > > ftp ftp://user:password@host/path > > > > I get: Can't locate or login to host `user' > >Works for me: > > $ ftp ftp://doesnt:exist@ftp.netscape.com/path > Connected to ftp.gftp.netscape.com. > 220-35 > 220 ftpnscp.newaol.com FTP server (SunOS 5.8) ready. > 331 Password required for doesnt. > 530 Login incorrect. > ftp: Login failed. > ftp: Can't connect or login to host `ftp.netscape.com' > 221 Goodbye. > $ > >What version of FreeBSD are you running? > >-- > Dan Nelson > dnelson@allantgroup.com --- Steve Suhre Antero web technologies 719.634.8161 steve@Antero.com _______________________________________________ freebsd-questions@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-questions-unsubscribe@freebsd.org"