I know that half is using NCftpD, at least that's what shows in the
banner. I'm not sure what Yahoo! uses since it doesn't show.
I'm just pissed because something that worked fine for months breaks
now... Arg.
> I had similar problems when using the cfftp tag with msftpsvc. I got
> different results between ftp on nt4 and ftp on w2k. Code that worked on
one
> wouldn't work on another. I got to a certain point and stopped because I
> controlled both the cf server and the ftp server. Don't be surprised if t
he
> ftp server is not identical but in fact different. Perhaps the compatibil
ity
> mode has changed between dos and unix, just a thought.
>
> Good luck,
>
> Alexander Sicular
> Chief Technology Architect
> Neurological Institute of New York
> Columbia University
> as867 [at] columbia {dot} edu
>
>
> |-----Original Message-----
> |From: Tony Schreiber [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> |Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 1:32 PM
> |To: CF-Talk
> |Subject: #%#$%#%@% FTP!!!!!! Arg!
> |
> |
> |I have an application that processes orders from multiple
> |online marketplaces (half.com, amazon, yahoo, etc). Half and
> |Yahoo use ftp for getting order files and upload inventory. I
> |built the "module" for Half.com some time ago using CFFTP and
> |all has been dandy. No problems. Scheduled tasks run and life is good.
> |
> |When I was building the Yahoo module, I couldn't get CFFTP to
> |connect to their ftp server. I gage up and ended up using the
> |tag CFX_FTP for my gets and it has been ok. I miss the ability
> |to get directory listings, but unlike half, I can predict what
> |the yahoo order filenames will be so it's not so bad, just not
> |as self-sufficient as I would like.
> |
> |Early last night, my ftp'ing to Half.com stopped working.
> |Order files weren't coming in and the confirm files weren't
> |going out. I talked to their tech department and while they
> |say just changed servers, etc, they say their ftp daemon is
> |exactly the same. So I don't know why cfftp broke.
> |
> |I'm using CF5 on a Win2k box and I can use the command line
> |FTP client with no problem connecting to their server.
> |
> |Soooooo, I've spent the last several hours using variations of
> |CFFTP, CFX_FTP and another tag, CFX_FTPTransfer, but nothing
> |is working. CFX_FTPTransfer seems to be locked in PASSIVE mode
> |and half's tech dept says only active is supported. CFX_FTP
> |isn't working either for some reason I can't decipher and of
> |course, CFFTP isn't working. CFFTP is failing on DIR LISTINGS
> |and PUTS and getting 0 byte files for GETS.
> |
> |What has happened? What can I do? I'm at a loss. Are there any
> |dos commandline scriptable ftp clients?
> |
> |Tony Schreiber, Senior Partner Man and
> |Machine, Limited
> |mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> |http://www.technocraft.com
> |
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