[Nfb-web] FTP Client With Passive FTP

[Steve Jacobson]

Peter,

My guess is that the "use firewall" check box is the same thing.  When you use a DSL modem, there is usually a built-in 
router and usually your computer's IP address is known only to the router and is different than the IP address that is 
known to your ISP.  This changing of addresses sometimes confuses certain FTP servers.  Having said all this, this 
problem would likely cause a problem with all file types and not just certain ones.  I would try it anyway, but after reading 
additional notes, I don't think it will work.

I think Mike was on the right track, that the mode used to transmit the files is causing a problem.  I read in another note 
that text files are working but these others are not.  I also read that the other files are being sent in binary mode.  Some 
FTP clients have an "auto" mode or option where they reset the mode based upon the file extension.  I would look into 
whether these files are perhaps being sent as ASCII even though you may have specified Binary somewhere.  One was 
to try this is to send one file using the console FTP.  If you need help with FTP commands let me know.  As I mentioned 
in another note, using the console FTP command might also provide an error message when the transmission fails that 
may be lost using the other FTP clients.  These error messages are often not very helpful but such a message might be 
better than nothing.

On Thu, 8 Jun 2006 17:59:41 -0500, Peter Donahue wrote:

>Hello again everyone,

>    Okay I've enabled Passive FTP in Internet Explorer, but cannot find a
>similar setting in FTP Explorer. There is a setting called Use Firewall. I'm
>not sure what this setting does, but it's unchecked by default. Perhaps I
>can try checking it to see what happens.

>    Perhaps this will help remedy our problem. We're using DSL. I understand
>that the Passive FTP Setting is specifically for users of DSL and certain
>other modems, but don't know much about it, or exactly what it does. If one
>of you can enlighten me more on it I'll appreciate it very much.

>    The .M3U Files are used to create streaming audio links. That's all
>their function is similar to a .ASX, or a .PLS File.

>Peter Donahue


>----- Original Message ----- 
>From: "Mike Freeman" <k7uij at panix.com>
>To: "NFB Webmaster's List" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 5:08 PM
>Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] problem uploading audio files


>I don't think uploading the .M3U files would help.

>Mike

>On Thu, 8 Jun 2006, Peter Donahue wrote:

>> Hello Lloyd,
>>
>>    These files were sent in binary mode. Perhaps if I upload the .M3U
>files
>> with a .txt extension and rename them back to .M3U after they're on the
>> server that's one way to make them go. I'm not having this problem with
>text
>> documents, zipped archives, or MIDI Files; only .MP3 files. Thanks for the
>> hint.
>>
>> Peter Donahue
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Lloyd Rasmussen" <lras at sprynet.com>
>> To: "'NFB Webmaster's List'" <nfb-web at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 1:06 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Nfb-web] problem uploading audio files
>>
>>
>> .m3u files are just ASCII playlists.  But your audio files are binary.
>Your
>> FTP program should be setting the FTP type to binary for you, based on a
>> recognized file extension.  If the audio were sent in ASCII mode, it would
>> be rather messed up, and would end as soon as a ctrl-Z appeared in the
>> stream.
>>
>> Lloyd Rasmussen, Kensington, Maryland
>> Home:  http://lras.home.sprynet.com
>> Work:  http://www.loc.gov/nls
>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfb-web-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
>>> Behalf Of Peter Donahue
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 08, 2006 1:02 PM
>>> To: nfb-web at nfbnet.org
>>> Subject: [Nfb-web] problem uploading audio files
>>>
>>> Hello everyone,
>>>
>>>     I'm attempting to upload some files to one of my Web sites and am
>>> having
>>> a problem of no data being transferred, or the uploads aborting. In some
>>> cases the file I upload or sent to another person appears to have
>uploaded
>>> successfully, and appears in the folder in which I placed it or is
>>> received
>>> by the recipient, but has a 0 byte count or only a portion of the file is
>>> received. I'm using FTP Explorer 1.00 under Windows XP Home. The files I
>>> sent to another person were sent using Internet Explorer6.0. I'm not sure
>>> where the trouble is and need help PDQ. I'm also not able to upload .M3U
>>> files as well. Your help will be very much appreciated.
>>>
>>> Peter Donahue
>>
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