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You get a "host unavailable" message. The ftp site is down for
some reason. Try again later.
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You get a "host unknown" message. Check your spelling of the
site name.
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You misspell "anonymous" when logging in and get a message
telling you a password is required for whatever you typed in. Type
something in, hit enter, type `bye', hit enter, and try again. Alternately,
try typing `ftp' instead of `anonymous'.
It will work on a surprising
number of sites. Or just use ncftp, if your site has it, and never worry
about this again.
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