Many genes being downloaded today, maybe?
ftp> open ftp.ncbi.nih.gov
Connected to ftp.ncbi.nih.gov.
220-
Warning Notice!
And it hangs there, no further text.
Dima wrote:
>
> I have a suspicion, that the server is simply broken, looks like it has
> too small a timeout, or daemon is crashing, when invoked, or something
> such. You client also can be failing.
>
> If you want to block the site, you would use tcp wrappers, in which case
> you will not see a thing, and defenitely not a 220 message.
>
> I would talk to server's sysadmin.
>
> Can anybody connect there at all?
> Can you do it now, I mean right now?
>
> I just tried, it works OK, but is very slow. 220- opens about two
> screenfuls of usual government warnings. I vaguely remember that some old
> clients do not like those opening satements...
>
> On Fri, 24 May 2002, John Orthoefer wrote:
>
> > The 220 message and the following 421 seem to indicate they are blocking
> > you.
> >
> > Since 220 means successful connection. The dash (-) means multiline
> > message. And the text on it is "Warning Notice!". Is that really what
> > you get or did you edit out the rest of their warning message? Because
> > the muliline message is supost to end with a plain 220 message.
> >
> > The 421 means something went wrong. Like them closeing the port on you.
> >
> > The codes are all listed in RFC 640.
> >
> > johno
> >
> > ps. I can get to NIH just fine from ATT Broadband.
> >
> > Sharon Nagao wrote:
> >
> > >Until recently I have been able to ftp
> > >to a site without problems.
> > >
> > >Recently (perhaps 1-2 weeks ago), I have
> > >not been able to log into the ftp site.
> > >
> > >Here is the message I am getting ---
> > >
> > >Connected to ftp.ncbi.nih.gov.
> > >220-
> > > Warning Notice!
> > >421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection
> > >
> > >
> > >I am able to connect to other ftp sites, but not
> > >to this one. This failure to connect to this
> > >one ftp site is true for all my other servers on
> > >the same network.
> > >
> > >However, I am able to successfully log in to this
> > >ftp site from another machine not on the same network
> > >as the machine that is having the problem.
> > >
> > >I have already confirmed that packets are getting
> > >to the remote ftp server and is being received from
> > >the remote ftp server.
> > >
> > >At this point I believe the problem lies with the remote
> > >ftp server. But, I could be wrong.
> > >
> > >Any help in resolving this problem would be most
> > >appreciated.
> > >
> > >Many thanks in advance to all those who respond. :-)
> > >
> > >
> > >- sharon
> > >
> > >
> > >
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