Kenneth Chen wrote:
>
> Hi, I got this FTP error when I tried to get a file:
>
> 550 Specifying the LONG MAPPED OPTION (item# 21) for this file type is
> invalid. (FILE OPEN ERROR -299)
>
> Does anybody know what this means?
>
> I'm trying to 'get' a file from an HP-3000 via FTP.  When I do a 'dir',
> it says this file has the type VAM-- I don't know if this means anything--
> but when I try to get it, I get the above error message.  I can get
> other files fine, but their types are FA or FB.
>
> Could someone tell me what would cause this error message to appear?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Ken

Well, I don't know anything about FTP, since I'm *still* on 4.0 (don't
tell HP).  However, the file type VAM indicates a message file, and I
believe message files are still in compatibility mode.  Perhaps CM files
cannot be accessed using the long mapped option, which is perhaps a FTP
default.  I know, lots of perhapses.  In any event, I'm not sure of the
value of copying a message file, since (in most cases) reading these
destroys their contents ...

HTH,
Bob
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