Hi,

This actually is not cry for help but post with some answers. Please
correct as needed.  The verbose subject is mainly for others searching
groups on the same problem. Note: I use Mozilla on PC and Linux so
when I refer to them as 7.1/1.4/1.5.

When publishing in the Composer program contained in
Netscpape7.1/Mozilla1.4/1.5
The FTP function connects to the root of your user account.  I can't
get it to use absolute paths.  My tests are all in the
linux/apache/proftpd (with PAM on or off this works).

A regular user might have a  /home/testuser/public_html directory for
publishing web pages and have access to another place in the root of
the web server.

If root of the web server = /usr/local/apache/htdocs/othersite
user = testuser

In old Composer (4.x) you could
ftp://server/usr/local/apache/htdocs/othersite,
name your page and publish - no dice in new Composer 7.1/1.4/1.5.
Error 550
New Composer connects to /home/testuser. 

Try this 

ftp host = ftp://host.server.name    only  no directory
Site Subdirectory for this page =
../../usr/local/apache/htdocs/othersite
For public_html  try  = ./public_html

Notice ../../ and ./   that's the ticket that worked for me.   If you
connect to the server three directories from the absolute root of the
file system / use ../../../then path to publish location. You have to
have new Composer start from the absolute start of the file system or
root /  When you force it (new Composer) to start looking for your
publish location (path) from the beginning of the file system it
works.  No error 550.  I don't know why maybe passive/active ftp ?

Please correct these directions as needed.  

Cheer and Let it snow,

Tom V.
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