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Old 07-09-2008, 01:14 AM
Stan Brown
 
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Re: WS-FTP Pro suddenly stopped working
Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:53:44 -0700 from blank <null@null.null>:
> Stan Brown <the_stan_brown@fastmail.fm> wrote in
> news:MPG.22dd0a57fa2bb14998b703@news.individual.ne t:
> > Specifically, WS-FTP Pro ... eventually times out with "retrieve
> > of folder listing failed".


> One of the most obvious things to check is your PASV setting (perhaps
> called Passive Mode) - if you are behind any sort of firewall, you
> probably need to enable this mode.


Thank you! That solved the problem.

I wonder why, after being unneeded for several years, it was suddenly
needed for two sites on the same day, but I guess there are some
things we're not meant to know.

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