<NoAddressForSpammers@Nofs.fr> wrote:

>I think I have misunderstood sth about anonymous logons to FTP
>
>Not wanting to use this option which sounds insecure, I created a special
>user and gave him access to the FTP default folder with a password.
>
>When I use this account to log on to my FTP server from my own computer
>(test), a Window comes up and asks for the password which I type in.
>
>The special account is then logged on.
>
>But when I tried this from a friends computer, the type in name and password
>window didn't come up.
>
>Instead, I got an access denied window.
>
>What is wrong please?

> On Mon, 30 May 2005 12:51:59 +0200, "Dave Neve"
> <NoAddressForSpammers@Nofs.fr> wrote:
>
>>I think I have misunderstood sth about anonymous logons to FTP
>>
>>Not wanting to use this option which sounds insecure, I created a special
>>user and gave him access to the FTP default folder with a password.
>>
>>When I use this account to log on to my FTP server from my own computer
>>(test), a Window comes up and asks for the password which I type in.
>>
>>The special account is then logged on.
>>
>>But when I tried this from a friends computer, the type in name and
>>password
>>window didn't come up.
>>
>>Instead, I got an access denied window.
>>
>>What is wrong please?
>
> You may not have provided the username/password in the client. You
> may be using IE, which isn't a very good FTP client. You may not even
> be reaching the FTP server due to a firewall or router in the middle.
> look at the FTP logs on the server to see what attempt was made at
> connection. Use the command line FTP client so you can see the
> response codes.
>
> Jeff

<NoAddressForSpammers@Nofs.fr> wrote:

>Hi
>
>What is the 'command line FTP client ' and how do I read the response codes?

>Dave Neve
>"Jeff Cochran" <jeff.nospam@zina.com> a écrit dans le message de news:
>429ea928.523431640@msnews.microsoft.com...
>> On Mon, 30 May 2005 12:51:59 +0200, "Dave Neve"
>> <NoAddressForSpammers@Nofs.fr> wrote:
>>
>>>I think I have misunderstood sth about anonymous logons to FTP
>>>
>>>Not wanting to use this option which sounds insecure, I created a special
>>>user and gave him access to the FTP default folder with a password.
>>>
>>>When I use this account to log on to my FTP server from my own computer
>>>(test), a Window comes up and asks for the password which I type in.
>>>
>>>The special account is then logged on.
>>>
>>>But when I tried this from a friends computer, the type in name and
>>>password
>>>window didn't come up.
>>>
>>>Instead, I got an access denied window.
>>>
>>>What is wrong please?
>>
>> You may not have provided the username/password in the client. You
>> may be using IE, which isn't a very good FTP client. You may not even
>> be reaching the FTP server due to a firewall or router in the middle.
>> look at the FTP logs on the server to see what attempt was made at
>> connection. Use the command line FTP client so you can see the
>> response codes.
>>
>> Jeff
>