Yup, probably a firewall server. It is using the user and password you give it to do the open and pass the userid and password before it starts moving the commands through. Since you don't see any part of the file, I'd say either the site blocks the DIR (if you see other files, then that's not it) or it realized it was incomplete and deleted it. So, probably start again time.
Bob Bates Enterprise Hosting Services - Enterprise Virtualization - z/VM and z/Linux <http://ehs.homestead.wellsfargo.com/Mainframe/zSS/zSE/zVM-zLinux/Pages/ default.aspx> w. (469)892-6660 c. (214) 907-5071 "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." _____ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Schuh, Richard Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 3:20 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: FTP Problem Actually, it is a bit more complex than that - we have some kind of server that we go through. It is ftp internet user> [EMAIL PROTECTED]@ipaddress password> [EMAIL PROTECTED] And then it is the BIN and PUT commands. I assumed that the OPEN was being done under the covers, but I do not know the content of the command being entered for me. As noted in a prior post, there is no sign of a partial file on the vendor's disk. Here we go again. Regards, Richard Schuh _____ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bob Bates Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 1:12 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: FTP Problem You actually did do an open, though maybe not directly. If you issue an FTP X.Y.COM, the OPEN X.Y.COM command is issued for you. If you enter just the FTP command to get into the FTP environment, you would then have to issue the OPEN X.Y.COM or wherever, then USER, etc. Usually I just quit and start over when it appears something timed out. The file, if it got saved, is probably incomplete. Bob Bates Enterprise Hosting Services - Enterprise Virtualization - z/VM and z/Linux <http://ehs.homestead.wellsfargo.com/Mainframe/zSS/zSE/zVM-zLinux/Pages/ default.aspx> w. (469)892-6660 c. (214) 907-5071 "This message may contain confidential and/or privileged information. If you are not the addressee or authorized to receive this for the addressee, you must not use, copy, disclose, or take any action based on this message or any information herein. If you have received this message in error, please advise the sender immediately by reply e-mail and delete this message. Thank you for your cooperation." _____ From: The IBM z/VM Operating System [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Schuh, Richard Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 2:54 PM To: [email protected] Subject: FTP Problem Near the end of a 605MB (the size of the VMARC file; unpacked, it is over 2.7GB) FTP, I got the message "421 Service not available, closing control connection." Dumb me, I looked in the numbered client and server messages and could not find a 421. Then I looked in the section called "Reply Code Messages" and found a 421 with different text. It says to issue an Open command to reestablish connection with the server. This brings to mind a couple of questions with my guesses in parentheses: * Is there any point in resuming the connection if all I was doing was sending one file? (probably not) * If I do reestablish the connection, will the FTP be resumed, picking up where it was when the connection was lost ? (no) * What is needed in the way of an Open command? (irrelevant if my first 2 guesses are correct) I entered no such command initially, I entered an FTP command, answered the userid and password prompts, then entered the commands BIN and PUT. * I the loss of service appears to have been outside of VM. Is there any way to determine if the loss was at the vendor's server or somewhere between the two endpoints? Regards, Richard Schuh
