On Thu, Dec 13, 2001 at 09:47:18AM -0800, Matt Gnagy wrote: > Hi, I have a problem maybe you can help me out with. I > am trying to mirror an ftp site using lftp. The owner > of the site said that he has his ftp server (Serv-U > FTP-Server v2.5i for Winsock) configured to ban users > for an hour if they connect more than 3 or 4 times > within 5 or 10 minutes. When I try to use lftp to > mirror, I get banned for an hour. Does lftp disconnect > and reconnect when mirroring, or does it reuse the > same connection for the entire mirroring session? It > only uses one connection at a time by default, right? > The other thing I should note is that the server also > disconnects users after a short time of inactivity > (maybe a minute or less). Is it possible that there is > noticeable time used when comparing directories?
By default lftp uses single connection to do mirror. Turn on debug (command `debug') and see what lftp really does with ftp server. -- Alexander.
