Re: Bug#35868: apt-get fails if ftp server doesn't understand MDTM

[Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ualberta.ca>]

On Sat, 10 Apr 1999, Hadmut Danisch wrote:

> Package: apt
> Version: 0.3.4
> 
> Hi,
> 
> after installing apt 0.3.4 I can't download files from
> the ftp-server anymore. apt sends the server an MDTM
> command, which the server doesn't understand. It replies
> with "500 command not understood". apt aborts then.

This is not actually the real problem. It just ingores this situation,
something else is causing it to fail.

Can you run 'apt-get -qq -o debug::ftp=true' and send me the entire
output?

ftp.de.debian.org is running wu-ftpd which actually does support mtdm, I
infer that you must be using a proxy server - perhaps you need to turn
on/off passive mode?

Thanks
Jason