Thanks Peter, but something that failed to mention is that Passive
FTP is switched off and I have tried it with Passive On (in which
case it just doesn't connect - beachball time).
The only workaround I have is to use Fetch to locate the files and
then right-click and select 'Edit' to then send the file to BBEdit. I
find this method to be cumbersome, even though it does work.
As for hacking the application - not something I'm ready for by a
long way :)
cheers,robin
On 11/09/2007, at 4:16 PM, Peter N Lewis wrote:
At 13:18 +0930 11/9/07, robin wrote:
I am working with a new server and the client's ISP has set it up
to refuse EPSV (enhanced passive mode or extended passive mode
depending on which forum/list-archive we are reading). As a
result, I can connect but am never able to get a listing of the
contents of any directory I am looking at. The progress window
just sits there (until I cancel) indicating "Getting File Listing..."
If the server refuses EPSV, shouldn't it simply fail the command
and then BBEdit should (presumably) move on to PASV instead (unless
it is perhaps connecting over IPv6?).
A tech guy at the ISP told me that this is because BBEdit's FTP
uses EPSV and he hasn't found any way to switch it off either.
One option is to simply open up the BBEdit application file itself,
search for EPSV, and bash one of the characters (say to EXSV) so
that the command errors properly (this could probably even be done
in BBEdit, though a hex editor would be advised). But it will
still depend on BBEdit backing off to PASV.
Another obvious option would be to switch off Passive FTP in
BBEdit's preferences.
Perhaps some of this will help, although (obviously) I don't use
BBEdit's FTP connection (clearly, purchasing Interarchy would be a
much better idea! ;).
Enjoy,
Peter.
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