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IBIBLIO is dead (Miscellaneous)

posted by Oso2k, 13.05.2015, 17:57

> > > I checked ibiblio again. Now all links work and public directories
> > > browsing works again.
> >
> > But this does NOT fix the issue with mTCP's FTP (only on iBiblio). It
> used
> > to work until about a week ago. Not it seems to fail with some kind of
> > socket error. I'm horribly inept regarding networking, so I don't
> > understand it at all. All I know is that even (DJGPP) Wget also fails
> > (only) on ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org but http://ftp.ibiblio.org works fine!!
>
> You are right. HTTP works, but something is wrong with FTP.
> I used FileZilla (usual port 21 and passive connection) and
> these are its connection status messages:
>
> Resolving address of ftp.ibiblio.org
> Status: Connecting to 152.19.134.40:21...
> Status: Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
> Status: Insecure server, it does not support FTP over TLS.
> Status: Connected
> Status: Retrieving directory listing...
> Status: Server sent passive reply with unroutable address. Using server
> address instead.
> Status: Directory listing of "/" successful

The issue is that iBiblio FTP went Extended Passive Mode, presumably in support of IPv6.

Complete thread:

• IBIBLIO is dead - DOS386, 10.05.2015, 10:32 (Miscellaneous)
  • IBIBLIO is dead - Rugxulo, 10.05.2015, 19:29
  • IBIBLIO is dead - mvojvodic, 11.05.2015, 10:25
    • IBIBLIO is dead - Rugxulo, 12.05.2015, 02:05
      • IBIBLIO is dead - mvojvodic, 12.05.2015, 20:27
        • IBIBLIO is dead - Oso2k, 13.05.2015, 17:57
          • IBIBLIO is dead - mbbrutman, 16.05.2015, 22:45
            • IBIBLIO is dead - Oso2k, 17.05.2015, 02:25
              • IBIBLIO is dead - mbbrutman, 17.05.2015, 03:16
            • IBIBLIO is dead - bretjohn, 20.05.2015, 18:35
              • IBIBLIO is dead - mbbrutman, 21.05.2015, 06:51
                • IBIBLIO is dead - bretjohn, 21.05.2015, 15:29
                  • IBIBLIO is dead - mbbrutman, 22.05.2015, 06:49
            • IBIBLIO is dead - Rugxulo, 06.06.2015, 15:15
              • IBIBLIO is dead - mbbrutman, 07.06.2015, 00:48
  • IBIBLIO worx again (HTTP at least) - DOS386, 15.05.2015, 11:58
    • IBIBLIO worx again (HTTP at least) - glennmcc, 16.05.2015, 00:30
      • IBIBLIO worx again (HTTP at least) - Rugxulo, 16.05.2015, 03:44
      • IBIBLIO worx again (HTTP at least) - mvojvodic, 21.06.2015, 19:15
        • IBIBLIO worx again (HTTP at least) - Rugxulo, 21.06.2015, 20:05
          • IBIBLIO worx again (HTTP at least) - glennmcc, 22.06.2015, 03:16
            • IBIBLIO worx again (HTTP at least) - roytam, 22.06.2015, 15:27
              • IBIBLIO worx again (HTTP at least) - glennmcc, 22.06.2015, 17:11
                • IBIBLIO worx again (HTTP at least) - mbbrutman, 23.06.2015, 03:28
          • IBIBLIO worx again (HTTP at least) - Rugxulo, 06.07.2016, 22:20