Thanks, David.
Yes, that is the XML I tested it with. Server runs no prob, but never accepts any connection from clients (although it did prior to that change). Oh well, I guess that approach was another dead end. To avoid letting this thing affect my career, I've decided to try 2 final things: first I will try ditching the <server></server> custom XML form that is suggested-because it has no built-in allowance for an "init-method=" attribute the way <bean></bean> does. Instead, I will rewrite FtpServer bean's Spring Config using the standards Spring approach: <bean></bean> and take advantage of the "init-method" attribute. If that fails, I can't let it hold up our project, so I will just have to write my own FtpServer. At that point, it would be faster (only ~ 1 month) than trying to get Apache's FtpServer to work. Thank You David, for your efforts to help me get this thing working, I appreciate it.
