Jim,

FTP does not allow anything but disk files to be copied.  If you attempt
to fake it out with a :FILE equation to a printer or tape drive, it will
come right back and tell you that :FILE equations are not supported in
FTP.

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CSI Business Solutions
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> Subject: FTP Transfer Directly to Spool Queue
> Date: Friday, January 03, 1997 11:43 AM
>
> I am trying to FTP to an HP3000 5.0 system directly to the system
spooler.
> Has anyone done this??? I am using the PUT command with build
> parameters:
>
>   PUT FILE1 FILE1;REC=-132,,F,ASCII;DEV=LP
>
> I get an error 550 File request not taken. The DOMAIN option (item# 3)
> does not match the domain of the file.
>
> It apparently does not like the DEV=LP parameter.