Bug#199425: anonymous FTP logins fail when server doesn't ask for password
Package: apt
Version: 0.5.5.1
Severity: normal
Some FTP servers may be configured to allow a particular user (typicaly
"anonymous") to login without sending any password, instead of using
a bogus one such as the email address.
After sending the "USER" command, they will respond with "230", indicating
the login is succesful. The problem is that APT will then attempt to
send a password, and recieve an error from server.
This is what happens with, for example, alpha.gnu.org:
< 220 GNU alpha FTP server ready.
> USER anonymous
< 230 Login successful. Have fun.
> PASS apt_get_ftp_2.1@debian.linux.user
< 500 Unknown command.
(deb ftp://alpha.gnu.org/gnu/hurd/debian unstable main)
-- System Information:
Debian Release: testing/unstable
Architecture: i386
Kernel: Linux aragorn 2.2.22 #1 dl nov 25 21:59:43 CET 2002 i686
Locale: LANG=ca_ES.ISO-8859-1, LC_CTYPE=ca_ES.ISO-8859-1
Versions of packages apt depends on:
ii libc6 2.3.1-17 GNU C Library: Shared libraries an
ii libgcc1 1:3.3-2 GCC support library
ii libstdc++5 1:3.3-2 The GNU Standard C++ Library v3
-- no debconf information
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