Hum...

You didn't specify which OS your HPe3000 has and didn't post result of
"NMMAINT,50" command so I would suspect MPE/iX 7.0 with "base" or original
FTP client but can't be sure 100%.  Maybe that FTP server only supports
passive ftp connections which, as far as I remember, were not supported by
"original" FTP client on 7.0.

I think it was brought by FTP client more recent version (A0011A02 if I'm
not wrong).

So, applying most recent FTP patch may help...

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"Andrew Cartledge" <[log in to unmask]> wrote in message
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> As an addendum.
>
> I now realise some 'standard' commands, such as GET, are not standard. I
> assume FTP translates them to the RFC959 standard RETR, I was somewhat
> mislead by the fact that $MS also uses get and so thought it was a
standard
> command, oh how daft of me.
>
> We seem to be getting a
>
> 'Cannot open data connection' message
>
> followed by an
>
> 'invalid reply code from remote' message.
>
> I guess the basic question is are there any preferred FTP servers that can
> be recommended for use with MPE.
>
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