ncftp + ange ftp

ncftp + ange ftp

[Pierre Lorenzon]

Hi,

Sorry for this question which seems to be a very old problem
but I found no satisfying answe on the web.

Is it possible to configure ange ftp to use ncftp program ? I
set ange-ftp-ftp-program-name to ncftp and
ange-ftp-ftp-program-args to nil since options for ftp did not
seem to be suitable for ncftp. Maybe other flags has to be
supplied here. Anyway it does not work as if ange ftp were not
able to parse output provided by ncftp.

Regards

Pierre 

Re: ncftp + ange ftp

[Michael Albinus]

Pierre Lorenzon <devel@pollock-nageoire.net> writes:

> Hi,

Hi Pierre,

> Is it possible to configure ange ftp to use ncftp program ? I
> set ange-ftp-ftp-program-name to ncftp and
> ange-ftp-ftp-program-args to nil since options for ftp did not
> seem to be suitable for ncftp. Maybe other flags has to be
> supplied here. Anyway it does not work as if ange ftp were not
> able to parse output provided by ncftp.

Indeed, ncftp does not return error messages as expected by
ange-ftp. See this:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
ncftp / > get xxx
get xxx: server said: Failed to open file.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
ftp> get xxx
local: xxx remote: xxx
200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV.
550 Failed to open file.
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

So I doubt it will be simple to train ange-ftp understanding ncftp.

> Regards
>
> Pierre 

Best regards, Michael.

Re: ncftp + ange ftp

[Pierre Lorenzon]

Hi Michael,

Completely clear. Hence the simplest way to solve my problem is
to install the standard ftp client that is not on my system.

Thanks

Regards

Pierre

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: ncftp + ange ftp
Date: Sun, 14 May 2017 16:49:55 +0200

> Pierre Lorenzon <devel@pollock-nageoire.net> writes:
> 
>> Hi,
> 
> Hi Pierre,
> 
>> Is it possible to configure ange ftp to use ncftp program ? I
>> set ange-ftp-ftp-program-name to ncftp and
>> ange-ftp-ftp-program-args to nil since options for ftp did not
>> seem to be suitable for ncftp. Maybe other flags has to be
>> supplied here. Anyway it does not work as if ange ftp were not
>> able to parse output provided by ncftp.
> 
> Indeed, ncftp does not return error messages as expected by
> ange-ftp. See this:
> 
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> ncftp / > get xxx
> get xxx: server said: Failed to open file.
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
> 
> --8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
> ftp> get xxx
> local: xxx remote: xxx
> 200 PORT command successful. Consider using PASV.
> 550 Failed to open file.
> --8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---
> 
> So I doubt it will be simple to train ange-ftp understanding ncftp.
> 
>> Regards
>>
>> Pierre 
> 
> Best regards, Michael.

Re: ncftp + ange ftp

[Michael Albinus]

Pierre Lorenzon <devel@pollock-nageoire.net> writes:

> Hi Michael,

Hi Pierre,

> Completely clear. Hence the simplest way to solve my problem is
> to install the standard ftp client that is not on my system.

Alternatively, you might try another method Tramp offers.

> Thanks
>
> Regards
>
> Pierre

Best regards, Michael.

Re: ncftp + ange ftp

[Pierre Lorenzon]

Hi,

From: Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
Subject: Re: ncftp + ange ftp
Date: Tue, 16 May 2017 09:14:31 +0200

> Pierre Lorenzon <devel@pollock-nageoire.net> writes:
> 
>> Hi Michael,
> 
> Hi Pierre,
> 
>> Completely clear. Hence the simplest way to solve my problem is
>> to install the standard ftp client that is not on my system.
> 
> Alternatively, you might try another method Tramp offers.


  No I do not think so. I want to access files that are on ftp
  servers and I do not have control on the server. For my own
  use sure that I daily use tramp with ssh but I am not in this
  configuration now. Anyway it was very simple to install a ftp
  client no problem. Do not know why it was not installed by
  default by the clfs but can be added without any problem.

  Thanks again

  Pierre
> 
>> Thanks
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Pierre
> 
> Best regards, Michael.