Re: Windows is the better OS for running a FTP server

[Dirk <noisyb@web.de>]

Andrew Sackville-West wrote:
> On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 09:06:21PM +0200, Florian Kulzer wrote:
> 
>>On Tue, May 16, 2006 at 20:52:10 +0200, Dirk wrote:
>>
>>>"421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection"
>>>
>>>proftpd, wu-ftpd, (netkit) ftpd ... they all suck ass!
>>>
>>>(Yeah, I'm ultimately pissed after reading too many sloppy howto's)
>>>
>>>
>>>Dirk
>>
>>If a head and a book collide, and it sounds hollow, this is not
>>necessarily the book's fault. - Lichtenberg
>>
>>-- 
>>Regards,
>>          Florian
>>
>>P.S. You most likely have a configuration problem with a firewall or
>>     with (x)inetd. Many people on this list know how to fix such
>>     things, but few are inclined to help rude trolls.
> 
> 
> Damn, here we were trying to fan the flames on a smoldering banana
> peel while this guy is over here with a blowtorch and a can of
> gasoline (petrol). 
> 
> Dirk,
> 
> are there any logs pertinent to the ftp server? if not, you might want
> to turn them on. turn up the logging/verbosity on your ftp
> client. plus review EVERYTHING you did to your sytem in the last few
> days. And don't give us a bunch of crap about how windows is a better
> ftp server. go out and see how many public ftp sites are run on *nix
> varieties with no trouble for years on end.
> 
> A
> 
> "Now we got some heat around here." -- me
> 

Ah, you know how it is... You get only attention if you troll...

So, this is from the log of proftpd:

> Passive data transfer failed, possibly due to network issues
> Check your PassivePorts and MasqueradeAddress settings,
> and any router, NAT, and firewall rules in the network path.
> FTP no transfer timeout, disconnected
> FTP session closed.

I also tried to run it w/o xinetd but that didn't help.

Dirk