>
> I tried it in 'links' and then in firefox but neither worked.

History: I used to run an official mirror of the www.mersenne.org download 
directory. The command I used to fetch new/updated files to the mirror server 
was simply

wget -q -m ftp://www.mersenne.org/gimps

(obviously having already moved to the target directory).

Though I no longer run the mirror (the server end was turned off for security 
reasons when I changed job responsibility) the directory is still kept up to 
date by the cron job (run several times a day) for my own personal use.

Also if I use a plain ftp client I see the relevant files (see below) so I 
honestly don't know what your problem is. Probably either using or not using 
passive mode ftp, or falling foul of a firewall.

Regards
Brian Beesley

[EMAIL PROTECTED]:~> ftp www.mersenne.org
Connected to www.mersenne.org.
220 entropia2 Microsoft FTP Service (Version 4.0).
Name (www.mersenne.org:brian): anonymous
331 Anonymous access allowed, send identity (e-mail name) as password.
Password:
230-
230-  *** Welcome to Mersenne.org FTP ***
230-
230-  *** *************************** ***
230 Anonymous user logged in.
Remote system type is Windows_NT.
ftp> cd gimps
250 CWD command successful.
ftp> ls
500 'EPSV': command not understood
227 Entering Passive Mode (64,66,6,250,12,216).
125 Data connection already open; Transfer starting.
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-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group           26568 Oct  3  1999 decomp.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group           19968 Aug 31  2002 err_rate.xls
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         7606904 Jun 19 23:43 factors.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         2753398 Jun  8 15:23 gwnum_gpl.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         1610809 Jun  8 15:24 gwnum_gpl_linux.tgz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         1877152 Jun  8 15:25 gwnum_gpl_mingw.tgz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         3933254 Jun 19 23:46 hrf3.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         2131573 Jun 19 23:47 hrf5.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          372734 Dec 27  2004 llr35.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          319638 Dec 27  2004 llr35linux.zip
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-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          468338 May  6 15:25 llr36linux.zip
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-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group           90755 May 28 20:35 lowm.txt
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group           24563 May 28 20:35 lowp.txt
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group        14257914 Jun 19 23:58 lucas_v.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          144977 May 29  1999 
mprime-18.1-freebsd3.0.tar.gz
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mprime-18.1-unix.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          165764 Apr  3  1999 mprime18.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          243412 Nov 20  1999 mprime19.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          231241 Nov 20  1999 
mprime19-freebsd.tar.gz
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-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          348018 Sep 23  2001 mprime21b.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          329168 Oct 31  2001 
mprime21-freebsd.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          361887 Nov  9  2002 mprime2212.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          354238 Nov  9  2002 
mprime2212-freebsd.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          417531 Jul  3  2003 mprime235.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          409288 Jul  3  2003 
mprime235-freebsd.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          422011 Sep 16  2004 mprime239.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          533920 Apr 30 19:35 mprime2411.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          653537 Jun 22  3:31 mprime2412.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          379666 Dec 16  2004 mprime246.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          379794 Dec 16  2004 
mprime246-freebsd.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          751488 Jun 19 23:59 nofactor.zip
d---------   1 owner    group               0 Mar 29  2003 oldzip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          712874 May 28  2003 os2v234.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          722008 Aug 23  2003 os2v236.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          181760 Feb 19  2001 p4notes.doc
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          857745 Apr 30 23:21 p64v2411.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         1423144 Jun 22  3:33 p64v2412.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          331480 Apr 13  1999 p95v18.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          673885 Jan 13  2000 p95v19.exe
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          387958 Dec 17  1999 p95v19.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          691635 Jun 16  2000 p95v20.exe
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          985498 Sep  3  2001 p95v20.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         1050417 Sep 23  2001 p95v21.exe
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          987038 Sep 23  2001 p95v21.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          835920 Nov  9  2002 p95v2212.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         1031552 Dec 29  2002 p95v2213.exe
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          846347 Dec 29  2002 p95v2213.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         1057098 Jul  3  2003 p95v235.exe
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          903498 Jul  3  2003 p95v235.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         1062960 Sep  6  2003 p95v237.exe
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          909765 Sep  6  2003 p95v237.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         1065696 Feb 17  2004 p95v238.exe
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          913112 Feb 17  2004 p95v238.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          659704 Apr 30 23:22 p95v2411.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         1128824 Jun 22  3:34 p95v2412.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          472175 Dec 14  2004 p95v246.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         8324104 Dec  1  2001 perfect5.txt
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group        12977948 Dec  2  2003 perfect6.txt
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          495313 May 29 12:22 PM2.BAT
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group             772 Apr  2 10:06 PMDEL.BAT
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group             131 Feb 25 19:42 PMHOWFAR.BAT
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         2433315 Jun 20  0:01 pminus1.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group            2589 Mar 11  2:39 PMUNLL.BAT
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          207072 Apr  3  1999 prime.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         2154938 Dec  9  2001 prime4.txt
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         4162052 Dec  1  2001 prime5.txt
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         6488976 Dec  2  2003 prime6.txt
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         7428687 May 27  2004 prime7.txt
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          633774 Feb 16  2003 primeos2.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group            4517 Mar  2  2004 programs.txt
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          264067 Aug  6  2003 prp.tgz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          393547 Jul 26  2002 prp.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          988946 Sep 18  2004 prp2.tgz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          483030 Sep 18  2004 prp2.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          541399 Jun 17  3:23 prp2412.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          683629 Jun 17  3:24 prp2412.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         1362263 Jun 15 16:42 PRPTST.ZIP
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group            2040 Sep 23  2001 README
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         1156566 Apr 27  2000 source20.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         1616938 Nov  8  2001 source21.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         2332076 Nov  9  2002 source22.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         2505867 Jun  5  2004 source23.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group         3667893 Jun 22 18:38 source2412.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          259363 Apr  3  1999 sprime18.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          406908 Nov 20  1999 sprime19.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          306396 Nov 20  1999 
sprime19-freebsd.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          370332 Jun 16  2000 sprime20.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          491235 Nov  8  2001 sprime21.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          411617 Oct 31  2001 
sprime21-freebsd.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          551867 Nov  5  2002 sprime2211.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          439628 Nov  5  2002 
sprime2211-freebsd.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          552127 Nov  9  2002 sprime2212.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          439400 Nov  9  2002 
sprime2212-freebsd.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          607598 Jul  3  2003 sprime235.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          494718 Jul  3  2003 
sprime235-freebsd.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          627578 Sep 16  2004 sprime239.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          760335 Apr 30 19:36 sprime2411.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          880002 Jun 22  3:34 sprime2412.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          583109 Dec 16  2004 sprime246.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          569914 Dec 16  2004 
sprime246-freebsd.tar.gz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          440584 Oct 13  2002 sprp.tgz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          523235 Aug 30  2004 sprp2.tgz
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          750613 Jun 17  3:25 sprp2412.tar.gz
dr-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group               0 Apr 12  2001 v16
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-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          376646 Nov  9  2002 winnt2212.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          429636 Jul  3  2003 winnt235.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          504922 Apr 30 23:22 winnt2411.zip
-r-xr-xr-x   1 owner    group          661427 Jun 22  3:35 winnt2412.zip
226 Transfer complete.
ftp> quit
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