Very Computer

   Hi,

     I have a problem with the current FTP script that I am using:
   Here it is:

!/usr/bin/ksh

{
cat <<END
ftp -n -v << EOF
open "host"
user "user" "password" "account"
lcd local/directory
END

sed -e 's/.*/get &/' filelist

cat <<END
quit
EOF
END

Quote:}|ksh

  What this script is supposed to do is to continuously "get file#.tar.Z."
from the "filelist" in one FTP command.  There are over 100 FILES
to get and this entire process consumes around 30 minutes.

    The MAJOR PROBLEM with this script is when I added the "-v" (verbose)
 command in the initial FTP command.  The reason I added the "-v" command
 was to get some FEEDBACK from the remote FTP server.  I'd say about
 90 percent of the time I get this ERROR displayed on my screen:

-----------------------------------------------------------------
ftp: accept: Protocol error
426 Data connection: Broken pipe.
421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection
Not connected.
Not connected.
Not connected.
Not connected.
-----------------------------------------------------------------

    After this message, I was KICKED OUT of my FTP site and only about
  25 percent of the files are TRANSFERRED OVER.

    The FUNNY THING is that when I GET RID OF the "-v" command in the  
  initial FTP script, EVERYTHING works fine (the script works 100  
  percent of the time).  All my files are safely
  transferred over BUT I want some sort of INDICATION from the remote
  server on what files are being transferred DISPLAYED on my screen.

  Any Suggestions ???

  Thanks,

  Ming.
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Ming Fung