hi tried it several times and from different hosts, same result. rgds, hb {1005} src@NS.Contrib.Com ~ : ftp ftp.nntpcache.org Connected to ftp.nntpcache.org. 220 suburbia.com.au FTP server (Version wu-2.4H*(4) Sat Aug 12 20:54:35 EST 1995) ready. Name (ftp.nntpcache.org:src): ftp 331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password. Password: 230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply. ftp> cd pub/nntpcache 250-Please read the file README 250- it was last modified on Sun Jun 2 18:14:16 1996 - 162 days ago 250 CWD command successful. ftp> bi 200 Type set to I. ftp> get nntpcache-1.0.1.tar.gz 200 PORT command successful. 421 Service not available, remote server has closed connection ftp>