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Article: 14276 of comp.protocols.kermit.misc
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From: "Jeffrey Altman [Road Runner NYC]" <jaltman2@nyc.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: "ftp check file": some machines are ok, some are not
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FTP is an application level protocol. It cannot be effected by the type
of underlying connection. There must be something else going on here.
onions wrote:
> Hello kermit users,
>
> I am trying to download files only when a certain file is not on the
> directory. As you may guess, the file is an indicator and means
> " files on the directory are being modified, so don't download ".
>
> I have used "ftp check INDICATOR" as below:
> ...
> ftp check INDICATOR
> if success exit 1
> if fail {
> ftp mget *
> ftp bye
> }
> exit
>
> The problem is the above code works on machines connected by ppp,
> and dosn't work on machines connected by internet.
>
> It shows the message as below, and hold for the user's input.
> "Control-C" makes move forward, but it should be done without
> user's input.
>
> Remote system type is UNIX.
> Default transfer mode is BINARY
> CWD command successful.
> INDICATOR: No such file or directory. -----> waiting
>
> Any help would be appreciated.
>
> My working env is Linux(Redhat 8.0) and C-Kermit 8.0.209
>
> onions (onions@kr01.piahost.net)