Re: Error: "not a plain file"

I'm surprised that the server would be executing code to check the file type
of a file it is writing (it does do this when asked to get a file, though).
You might want to turn on the command logging in the server and see just what
it is being requested to do by the client when this error occurs.  If you
don't see any of the commands which would cause the server to check the file
type (from a quick look at the source, I think those would be the RETR, MDTM,
SIZE and SITE CHECKSUM commands), then perhaps it's coming from the client.
If it _is_ coming from the server, then the knowing which command is causing
it may help you zero in on the problem.

Good luck !

Cheers, Bob

On Tue, Jan 16, 2007 at 07:44:59AM -0800, Gregory Hicks wrote:
> Greetings:
> 
> I've looked and looked...  Found lots of source code examples of this
> message and even a few questions like this - but no answers.
> 
> I have a client  that is trying to upload a <file>.tar.gz to a wu-ftpd
> FTP server.  The local ftp client (dunno what it is just yet) is
> showing this error:
> 
> > > > > Using binary mode to transfer files.
> > > > > ftp> bin
> > > > > 200 Type set to I.
> > > > > ftp> cd from_cust
> > > > > 250 CWD command successful.
> > > > > ftp> put to_ae_0112.tar.gz
> > > > > local: to_ae_0112.tar.gz remote: to_ae_0112.tar.gz
> > > > > to_ae_0112.tar.gz: not a plain file.
> 
> I'm not sure if this particular error is from the client or server.  (I
> think from the server) but the funny thing is that if we try this exact
> sequence a second time in the same session, the transfer succeeds.
> 
> The really puzzeling thing is that in my years of administering this
> particular server, I have never seen this error before.
> 
> Any thoughts on what might be causing this?  And how to fix?
> 
> Assist will be appreciated.
> 
> Regards,
> GRegory Hicks
> 
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