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James Miller wrote:
>
> try to follow the link for the ftp server.  When I do this 
> I get "Error: FTP Port command failed."  This does not happen 
> trying to follow all ftp links, but it does happen with
> frustrating frequency.  

I wonder if this has anything to do with authentication?
I don't know what links sends for user/pass.  Perhaps some
ftp servers want something specific?

> Aren't BL users expected to update and/or tweak their
> systems primarily via downloads from ftp sites?

I recommend wget for that purpose.

Cheers,
Steven