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FTP class - problems connecting to Aminet server
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:17 am
by micha-b
Hi all,
I'm working on a tool that generates readme files for Aminet (that's a Amiga file directory server farm, to those who don't know) and then loads them up together with a corresponding Archive. My development plattform is PureBasic v6.01 LTS on Windows 10. So far, so good. My connection code (it works with other servers, like "ftp.free.fr") NEVER gets a connection to Aminet - I urgently need your help.
Here's my connection code (stripped down to essentials):
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; ------------------------------------------------------------
; PureBasic - Aminet Ftp-Connect
; ------------------------------------------------------------
;
server$ = "main.aminet.net"
user$ = "anonymous"
pw$ = "fritz@sitz.com"
ftpdir$ = "new"
port.l = 21
passive.l = #True
Ftp.l = 0
If OpenFTP(Ftp, server$, user$, "", passive, port)
;--> I suspect NOW Aminet expects the user to send Email Adress as password
;--> How to do that?!
Debug CheckFTPConnection(Ftp)
Debug "Connection: Success"
If SetFTPDirectory(Ftp, ftpdir$)
Debug "Success, directory changed"
Debug GetFTPDirectory(Ftp)
If ExamineFTPDirectory(Ftp)
While NextFTPDirectoryEntry(Ftp)
Debug FTPDirectoryEntryName(Ftp)
Wend
FinishFTPDirectory(Ftp)
EndIf
Else
Debug "Cannot change directory to 'new'."
EndIf
Else
Debug "no connection to Aminet server"
EndIf
Am I doing something wrong? What could be the failure reasons?
Thanks for any hints!
Re: FTP class - problems connecting to Aminet server
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 3:27 pm
by HeX0R
Is that a serious question?
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;--> I suspect NOW Aminet expects the user to send Email Adress as password
;--> How to do that?!
See help of OpenFTP() =>
https://www.purebasic.com/documentation ... enftp.html
Just put your pw$ where it belongs to.
Re: FTP class - problems connecting to Aminet server
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 8:54 pm
by micha-b
Is that a serious question?
;--> I suspect NOW Aminet expects the user to send Email Adress as password
;--> How to do that?!
Plain text
See help of OpenFTP() =>
https://www.purebasic.com/documentation ... enftp.html
Just put your pw$ where it belongs to.
yes, that was indeed a serious question. I wouldn't have asked if not since I couldn't explain the connection error in any way.
Naturally, I tried both login with and without password, too before - with the same result: No connection.
Turned out that it was a problem with my firewall. It's working with my code, eben if password is empty. Sorry for the waves, fellows.
Problem is solved.
Re: FTP class - problems connecting to Aminet server
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:11 pm
by HeX0R
I just asked, because I couldn't imagine that someone only registers here to ask a question, where the answer is pretty clearly explained in the manual.
We are all a little sensitive here, since we had a few new users in the past who where suspected to be (pretty clever) A.I. bots.
Re: FTP class - problems connecting to Aminet server
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:50 pm
by micha-b
HeX0R wrote: Wed Mar 29, 2023 9:11 pm
I just asked, because I couldn't imagine that someone only registers here to ask a question, where the answer is pretty clearly explained in the manual.
We are all a little sensitive here, since we had a few new users in the past who where suspected to be (pretty clever) A.I. bots.
no offend intended, man.
I'm indeed relatively new to PureBasic, but not to coding as such. I usually code C and BlitzBasic/AmiBlitz3 on the Amiga and C/C++/Qt5/Qt6 on other plattforms.
I see the point that my question might have sounded silly. As said, I couldn't explain the failure to myself (until I disabled my firewall
).
I'm no bot and I'm pretty sure that I will have more PB questions in the future.
Re: FTP class - problems connecting to Aminet server
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:05 pm
by idle
welcome to PB, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
Re: FTP class - problems connecting to Aminet server
Posted: Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:10 pm
by micha-b
idle wrote: Wed Mar 29, 2023 10:05 pm
welcome to PB, I'm sure you'll enjoy it.
Thanks!
