Ken writes...

>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.

FTP won't touch message files. I've tried it myself, but didn't get the
LONG MAPPED error message. You will have to change the type of file
from message to something more "standard."  This is vaguely mentioned
in the FTP manual.

I, for one, wished FTP would support message files. FTP's "limitation"
forced me to make several changes to a project I was working on
because I assumed the file type made no difference. Of course, you
know what happens when you assume.........

Hope this helps,
Pat Shugart
Oaksoft Consulting, Inc.