I have a script that does an ftp from a SCO UNIX server to windows server to get files from the windows server. The script is set in the cron to run every xx minutes. Sometimes the script will hang...

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Dave, I host my images on my own server, but I hate using some of the more primitive tools to work with it, especially FTP. So, tell me, is there a way to add images to my blog entries if...

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I've been trying to copy some files off an FTP archive, but every time I go to do the transfer, it says "Entering Extended Passive Mode" and never gets any further. My conclusion: this passive mode thing is a bust....

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