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  • Re: Mystiic FTP server issue

    From maskreet@21:1/114 to Brian Davidson on Thu Jun 25 12:58:51 2026
    On 25 Jun 2026, Brian Davidson said the following...

    Hi, I'm hoping this is just because I'm on A49, but I have a user that wants to be able to upload a very large archive to me using FTP.
    However, every time he (or I) try, it appears the data connection closes and cannot be reopened without a full reconnection. I tried cutting out the middleman and using ncftpput, which provides this error:

    ncftpput: Could not change to directory Uploads: server said: Directory change failed

    Permissions. 99% of the time in Linux when something doesn't want to work, it's permissions, almost guaranteed.

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/12 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: throwbackbbs.com -\- meriden, ct -\- (21:1/114)
  • From paulie420@21:2/150 to maskreet on Thu Jun 25 19:08:48 2026
    Permissions. 99% of the time in Linux when something doesn't want to
    work, it's permissions, almost guaranteed.

    +1



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    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 2024/05/29 (Linux/64)
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  • From deon@21:2/116 to Brian Davidson on Sat Jun 27 09:48:32 2026
    Re: Re: Mystiic FTP server issue
    By: Brian Davidson to maskreet on Fri Jun 26 2026 09:29 am

    Howdy,

    I'm hesitant to open that directory to 777, since I do not permit anonymous access within the FTP service itself, nor the file area.

    Do it temporarily to proove that it is (or not) related to permissions.

    Before you get too far, the author of Mystic has been AWOL a long time, so you might want to evaluate if it is the right BBS for what you want to do...

    That said, many folks do use it, and it supports their environment.



    ...лоеп
    --- SBBSecho 3.37-Linux
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  • From sPINOZa@21:1/116 to Brian Davidson on Sun Jul 5 11:39:23 2026
    Hi,

    Anyone have a similar experience or know of any issues using the FTP server in A49? Even while logging in with my user account, I could sometimes get to /Uploads, but in all cases, a 'ls' would close the data connection.

    I tried this:
    configure server for anonymous
    configure a filearea names tmpup
    setting with anonymous set to yes and create dir done by Mystic!
    login with local FTP client,
    change to tmpup
    mput <filename> -> error bad sequence of commands

    When I try it with non-anonymous setup, and login with test user with normal user settings + correct sec levels configured I am able to upload files ....

    Hopes this helps, oh I am on a48 :)

    gTX! sPI

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/07/15 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: -.sNd!GARDEn.- (21:1/116)
  • From sPINOZa@21:1/116 to Brian Davidson on Sun Jul 5 11:55:29 2026
    I did capture the log output of the attempt, this might give someone

    I did a capture for you too:

    Remote system type is UNIX.
    Using binary mode to transfer files.
    cd ftpup
    250 Working directory is now "/ftpup"
    ls
    229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||60000|)
    125 Data connection already open
    -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp ftp 53200000 Jul 05 11:21 tst.zip
    226 Closing data connection.
    mput tst2.zip
    mput tst2.zip [anpqy?]? y
    229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||60000|)
    125 Data connection already open
    100% |***********************************| 51954 KiB 587.59 MiB/s
    226 Transfer OK
    53200000 bytes sent in 00:00 (408.22 MiB/s)
    ls
    229 Entering Extended Passive Mode (|||60000|)
    125 Data connection already open
    -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp ftp 53200000 Jul 05 11:21 tst.zip
    -rw-r--r-- 1 ftp ftp 53200000 Jul 05 11:31 tst2.zip
    226 Closing data connection.


    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/07/15 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: -.sNd!GARDEn.- (21:1/116)
  • From sPINOZa@21:1/116 to Brian Davidson on Fri Jul 10 12:45:25 2026
    I did capture the log output of the attempt, this might give som
    I did a capture for you too:
    What host did you use for this test? If it works there, what were your FTP service settings? Passive mode enabled/ and/or forced? Any
    relevant firewall rules other than TCP/21?
    Sorry for the inquisition - this has me perplexed.

    It was a setup on my local network. The client was just a linux box, terminal and ftp command, like ftp ip <port>

    I would suggest to try this first to make sure you have it working locally, then move forward to a remote situation.

    If I have time I will have a look at filezilla this weekend.

    gtX!

    --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A48 2022/07/15 (Linux/64)
    * Origin: -.sNd!GARDEn.- (21:1/116)