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Tom-

If you are looking for an alternative client, you might want to check out
data trader Enterprise from ZING/SOFT.

data trader is an FTP replacement product for MPE/iX which will also
talk to external FTP servers.

Our website is at

www.zingsoft.com

Uwe Rudloff
ZING/SOFT Inc.
(888) 833-1398

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Emerson, Tom # El Monte wrote in message ...
>well, the camel's back is breaking -- I feel like an "alpha" tester for
HP's
>ftp client on MPE/iX 6.0, and that is no longer acceptable.
>
>Latest snafu? [err, "undefined behaviour"?] setting "replace" to "off"
STILL
>prompts for an action even if (a) "prompt" is also off or (b) in batch mode
>[which implies "prompt" is off anyway]  Worse still, it chews up all
>remaining input to EOJ looking for a "Y/N" response [and if it gets an "N"
>by chance, rather than aborting the transfer it expects you to give a NEW
>name for the file...]
>
>So... with all the problems I've had in the last two days, I'm kind of fed
>up and I'm wondering if anyone has an FTP client for MPE/iX that they would
>like to recommend.
>
>Tom Emerson
>Sr. Systems Analyst
>NDC | e COMMERCE
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>626-258-4309
>626-350-3832 FAX
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