Re: FTP Curiosity

["Adam Williams" <awilliam@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

On Aug 19,  7:12pm, Richard Harrison wrote:
> Subject: FTP Curiosity
> Hi, Kids!
>
> I've read and reread the Postel & Reynolds RFC (959) "re" FTP and I
> still stand clueless...any help will be much appreciated.
>
> After big file transfers (PUT's of about 300MB) which appear to
> terminate successfully (return code 226), the following QUIT elicits
> no response at all.  I'm expecting a return code of 221 or 500
> (although I see no excuse for the latter, given the preceding "good"
> response about the transfer), but I get "nada."  The problem does NOT
> occur for smaller (say, 50 to 100MB transfers).  Any ideas?
>
What ftp server is it?
What ftp client? Are you using ncftp or the basic ftp?
Sounds like some kind of counter or something runs over.
Just a guess however (but a 300Mb transfer would be a LOT of packets)