The problem is occurring all over the country as users try to log in and download their updated work files. The smaller files download ok but larger (about 10Mb+) fail to complete. VISTA is ok and WIN2008 is likewise ok. I cant believe I finally found something VISTA does right that XP doesn't!!
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Michael Madigan Sent: Friday, 9 January 2009 12:00 PM To: ProFox Email List Subject: RE: Help on FTP It's possible that very few people have noticed it so far. Have you tried it from a different location? --- On Thu, 1/8/09, Geoff Flight <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Geoff Flight <[email protected]> > Subject: RE: Help on FTP > To: "'ProFox Email List'" <[email protected]> > Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 6:56 PM > I thought the same and I'm uninstalling SP3 from one > machine to see if that > fixes it. There are a few reports of FTP problems after > installing SP3 so > maybe that's the problem. WIN2008 works ok as well. > > How could MS messup this badly and how come there isn't > a fix for this > already? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf > Of Michael Madigan > Sent: Friday, 9 January 2009 9:36 AM > To: ProFox Email List > Subject: Re: Help on FTP > > There were some XP patches recently that may be doing it. > The fact that > Vista is working fine seems to back that up. > > Does it work from a different site? > > Which FTP client are you using and is there an update? > > > --- On Thu, 1/8/09, Geoff Flight > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > From: Geoff Flight <[email protected]> > > Subject: Help on FTP > > To: "'ProFox Email List'" > <[email protected]> > > Date: Thursday, January 8, 2009, 5:50 PM > > Guys, > > > > I have a weird one I cant seem to solve. My VFP app > uses > > ftp to download > > files and has been running fine for several years and > all > > of a sudden it is > > timing out on large downloads (eg 16Mb). The problem > also > > occurs outside of > > my app using normal FTP. It is only failing on large > files > > not those under > > about 10Mb. I can find no problems anywhere. Teh > server is > > Win 2003 and has > > been rebooted, The router has been rebooted. It is > > happening to a variety of > > users not just one. The downloads get to the last 2kb > and > > times out. The > > irony is that the users on VISTA are not having > problems - > > just thos on XP. > > Ive tried it on SP3 and SP2 with no differences. Ive > also > > tried different > > FTP server software with no differences. And it is > ALWAYS > > failing when > > trying to finish the download - the last 2Kb or so. > Most > > times (not all) the > > FTP server reports that the entire file has been sent > but > > fails to arrive at > > the client end. > > > > Does anyone have ANY idea what is going on? Im loathe > to > > split my files into > > smaller parts because A) it has been working for 3+ > years > > as is and B) > > whatever the problem is wil eventually affect smaller > files > > Im sure. > > > > Help! > > > > Geoff > > > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Post Messages to: [email protected] > > Subscription Maintenance: > > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox > > OT-free version of this list: > > http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech > > Searchable Archive: > http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox > > This message: > > > http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] > u > > ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, > are > > the opinions of the author, and do not constitute > legal or > > medical advice. This statement is added to the > messages for > > those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious. > > [excessive quoting removed by server] _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/[email protected] ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
