I have NcFTP 3.1.4, which I downloaded from ftp2.sco.com using OSR5's
ftp, but now I cannot connect to that same site using NcFTP. The
message I get is:

Could not read reply from control connection: Connection reset by
peerSleeping 2
0 seconds...

What is the ftp server as SCO doing that NcFTP doesn't understand. Is
there a way to change the configuration of NcFTP so it can read the
reply?

The gory details:

SCO OpenServer Enterprise System (5.0.6j)
Release Supplement for SCO OpenServer Release 5.0.6 (ver rs506a)
Software Manager Supplement (ver rs506a)
Supplemental Graphics, Web and X11 Libraries (ver 1.3.2Ag)
NcFTP - Internet file transfer program (ver 3.1.4)
SCO OpenServer Linker and Application Development Libraries (ver
5.1.2A)
Compaq Extended Feature Supplement (ver 5.34a)

TIA,

Edward Hooper
Princess Cruises
IT Department
Shipboard Systems Group

Edward Hooper typed (on Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 03:12:24PM -0800):
| I have NcFTP 3.1.4, which I downloaded from ftp2.sco.com using OSR5's
| ftp, but now I cannot connect to that same site using NcFTP. The
| message I get is:
|
| Could not read reply from control connection: Connection reset by
| peerSleeping 2
| 0 seconds...
|
| What is the ftp server as SCO doing that NcFTP doesn't understand. Is
| there a way to change the configuration of NcFTP so it can read the
| reply?
|

I can't stand NcFTP 3, I'm running 2.4.3, and have absolutely no
problem:

# ftp ftp2.sco.com

NcFTP 2.4.3 (March 19, 1998), by Mike Gleason.
Tip: If you don't remember a host's full name, open the Bookmark Editor
("bookmarks") and select it from the menu.

Current local directory is /s/tmp.
Trying to connect to ftp2.sco.com...
User [anonymous]:
Password [jpr@jpradley.jpr.com]:
Progress meter: bar graph
Current local directory is /s/src.
ftp2:/> dir
drwxrwxr-x 8 ftp ftp 1024 May 27 2003 pub
-r--rw-r-- 1 ftp ftp 997 May 16 2003 welcome.msg
ftp2:/> cd pub
ftp2:/pub> dir
drwxrwxr-x 2 ftp ftp 1024 Jun 2 2001 Games
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ftp ftp 2386 Jul 5 2001 README
dr-xrwsr-x 4 ftp ftp 1024 Jun 2 2001 Skunk1
dr-xrwsr-x 5 ftp ftp 1024 Jun 2 2001 Skunk2
dr-xrwsr-x 16 ftp ftp 1024 Jun 2 2001 Skunk96
drwxrwxr-x 54 ftp ftp 2048 Oct 2 02:29 skunkware
drwxrwsr-x 14 ftp ftp 1024 Oct 14 2002 soss
-rw-rw-r-- 1 ftp ftp 22037 Mar 26 2002 tls.info
ftp2:/pub>


--
JP

Jean-Pierre Radley <jpr@jpr.com> wrote in message news:<20040203233737.GA28497@jpradley.jpr.com>...
> Edward Hooper typed (on Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 03:12:24PM -0800):
> | I have NcFTP 3.1.4, which I downloaded from ftp2.sco.com using OSR5's
> | ftp, but now I cannot connect to that same site using NcFTP. The
> | message I get is:
> |
> | Could not read reply from control connection: Connection reset by
> | peerSleeping 2
> | 0 seconds...
> |
> | What is the ftp server as SCO doing that NcFTP doesn't understand. Is
> | there a way to change the configuration of NcFTP so it can read the
> | reply?
> |
>
> I can't stand NcFTP 3, I'm running 2.4.3, and have absolutely no
> problem:
>
> # ftp ftp2.sco.com
>
> NcFTP 2.4.3 (March 19, 1998), by Mike Gleason.
> Tip: If you don't remember a host's full name, open the Bookmark Editor
> ("bookmarks") and select it from the menu.
>
> Current local directory is /s/tmp.
> Trying to connect to ftp2.sco.com...
> User [anonymous]:
> Password [jpr@jpradley.jpr.com]:
> Progress meter: bar graph
> Current local directory is /s/src.
> ftp2:/> dir
> drwxrwxr-x 8 ftp ftp 1024 May 27 2003 pub
> -r--rw-r-- 1 ftp ftp 997 May 16 2003 welcome.msg
> ftp2:/> cd pub
> ftp2:/pub> dir
> drwxrwxr-x 2 ftp ftp 1024 Jun 2 2001 Games
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 ftp ftp 2386 Jul 5 2001 README
> dr-xrwsr-x 4 ftp ftp 1024 Jun 2 2001 Skunk1
> dr-xrwsr-x 5 ftp ftp 1024 Jun 2 2001 Skunk2
> dr-xrwsr-x 16 ftp ftp 1024 Jun 2 2001 Skunk96
> drwxrwxr-x 54 ftp ftp 2048 Oct 2 02:29 skunkware
> drwxrwsr-x 14 ftp ftp 1024 Oct 14 2002 soss
> -rw-rw-r-- 1 ftp ftp 22037 Mar 26 2002 tls.info
> ftp2:/pub>

I'm using NcFTP 3.1.4 because the CPAN perl module needs version 3 or
higher. I don't think version 2.4.3 has what CPAN needs...

If you have found otherwise, let me know.

Thanks,

Edward Hooper
Princess Cruises
IT Department
Shipboard Systems Group

Edward Hooper typed (on Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 12:08:09PM -0800):
| Jean-Pierre Radley <jpr@jpr.com> wrote in message news:<20040203233737.GA28497@jpradley.jpr.com>...
| > Edward Hooper typed (on Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 03:12:24PM -0800):
| > | I have NcFTP 3.1.4, which I downloaded from ftp2.sco.com using OSR5's
| > | ftp, but now I cannot connect to that same site using NcFTP. The
| > | message I get is:
| > |
| > | Could not read reply from control connection: Connection reset by
| > | peerSleeping 2
| > | 0 seconds...
| > |
| > | What is the ftp server as SCO doing that NcFTP doesn't understand. Is
| > | there a way to change the configuration of NcFTP so it can read the
| > | reply?
| > |
| >
| > I can't stand NcFTP 3, I'm running 2.4.3, and have absolutely no
| > problem:
| >
|
| I'm using NcFTP 3.1.4 because the CPAN perl module needs version 3 or
| higher. I don't think version 2.4.3 has what CPAN needs...

So -- just what does that CPAN module need?

--
JP

Jean-Pierre Radley <jpr@jpr.com> wrote in message news:<20040205204144.GA11760@jpradley.jpr.com>...
> Edward Hooper typed (on Thu, Feb 05, 2004 at 12:08:09PM -0800):
> | Jean-Pierre Radley <jpr@jpr.com> wrote in message news:<20040203233737.GA28497@jpradley.jpr.com>...
> | > Edward Hooper typed (on Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 03:12:24PM -0800):
> | > | I have NcFTP 3.1.4, which I downloaded from ftp2.sco.com using OSR5's
> | > | ftp, but now I cannot connect to that same site using NcFTP. The
> | > | message I get is:
> | > |
> | > | Could not read reply from control connection: Connection reset by
> | > | peerSleeping 2
> | > | 0 seconds...
> | > |
> | > | What is the ftp server as SCO doing that NcFTP doesn't understand. Is
> | > | there a way to change the configuration of NcFTP so it can read the
> | > | reply?
> | > |
> | >
> | > I can't stand NcFTP 3, I'm running 2.4.3, and have absolutely no
> | > problem:
> | >
> |
> | I'm using NcFTP 3.1.4 because the CPAN perl module needs version 3 or
> | higher. I don't think version 2.4.3 has what CPAN needs...
>
> So -- just what does that CPAN module need?

The CPAN module needs ncftpget and ncftpput that are not included with
NcFTP prior to version 3.

But... I found a work around! I load but do not install NcFTP 2.4.3,
then create a symbolic link between
/opt/K/SKUNK98/Ncftp/2.4.3/usr/local/bin/ncftp and
/usr/local/bin/ncftp-2.4.3. Now I have the best of both worlds.

I'm still wondering why version 3 of NcFTP compiled for SCO OSR5
cannot connect to the SCO ftp sites. Didn't the person who complied
it test it with the distribution hosts servers??? (Expiring Minds
want to know!)

Edward Hooper
Princess Cruises
IT Department
Shipboard Systems Group