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 Evgeny> [...] Chris> Recent messages (most recent first): Chris> Loading mail-abbrevs... Chris> Loading emacsbug...done Chris> FTP Error: USER request failed: 500 AUTH not understood. Evgeny> I saw the same exact problem. Add a "-u" to the list which is the Evgeny> value of the efs-ftp-program-args variable [...] Evgeny> The "-u" tells RedHat ftp client not to try to do Evgeny> "auto-authentication" -- see the ftp(1) man page on your RedHat box Evgeny> for details. Thanks for figuring this out. Could someone report this bug to the RedHat folks? Or is it gone in 7.0? -- Cheers =8-} Mike Friede, Völkerverständigung und überhaupt blabla