Chris> Hi, Chris> I apologize if this isn't the appropriate forum. I originally posted to Chris> the xemacs(a)xemacs.org list, and it was suggested that I might also post Chris> to the xemacs-beta list as well. I just installed Xemacs-21.1.11 Chris> (Carlsbad Caverns) on Red Hat 6.2. I also downloaded and untarred the Chris> xemacs-sumo-2000-09-04.tar.gz into Chris> the /usr/local/lib/xemacs/ directory. When I attempt Chris> to "Update Installed Packages" (from any of the U.S. mirrors), I get the Chris> following error messages: Chris> Open Metalab.Unc.Edu Chris> Connected To Metalab.Unc.Edu. Chris> 220 Helios.Oit.Unc.Edu Ftp Server (Version Wu-2.6.1(1) Sat Jul 8 Chris> 10:18:10 Edt 2000) Ready. Chris> Quote User "Anonymous" Chris> 530 Please Login With User And Pass. Chris> open ftp.sunsite.utk.edu Chris> Connected to HELIOS.TNS.UTK.EDU. Chris> 220 sunsite.utk.edu FTP server (Version wu-2.6.1(4) Fri Aug 4 11:27:56 Chris> EDT Chris> 2000) ready. Chris> quote user "anonymous" Chris> 530 Please login with USER and PASS. Chris> open uiarchive.uiuc.edu Chris> Connected to uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu. Chris> 220 uiarchive.cso.uiuc.edu FTP server (Version wu-2.6.1(1) Wed Aug 23 Chris> 11:26:42 CDT 2000) ready. Chris> quote user "anonymous" Chris> 530 Please login with USER and PASS. This looks like some major bogosity with your ftp client. (Quite obviously, if I may say so ...) Linux has been notorious in this regard for ages. Unfortunately, I don't see it on our RedHat 6.2 box. Just to be sure, can you find out the ftp command line EFS uses (just do a "ps"), start the ftp client manually with the same command line, and try the same command sequence as above and see it if yields the same error messages? -- Cheers =8-} Mike Friede, Völkerverständigung und überhaupt blabla