Subj : FTP and robots.txt sending QWK file instead?
To   : g00r00
From : Bj”rn Wiberg
Date : Thu May 05 2022 09:20 pm

Hello g00r00!

Hope all is well!

I just tried fetching the "new" robots.txt via Mystic's FTP server, but it appears to give me the QWK file instead:

bbs@glimmer:/tmp$ pftp scbbs.nsupdate.info 61021
Connected to scbbs.nsupdate.info.
220 Mystic FTP server ready
Name (scbbs.nsupdate.info:bbs): guest
331 User name okay, need password.
Password:
230 User logged in, proceed.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
ftp> prompt
Interactive mode off.
ftp> mget robots.txt
local: SCBBS.qwk remote: SCBBS.qwk
227 Entering Passive Mode (188,149,138,116,241,204).
125 Data connection already open
226 Transfer OK
4272 bytes received in 0.00 secs (9.5636 MB/s)
ftp> mget /robots.txt
Filename provided by server doesn't match pattern `/robots.txt': SCBBS.qwk
Refusing to handle insecure file list
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye

The MIS log shows:

+ 2022.05.05 21:07:56  FTP > Connect on slot 1/10 (192.168.1.1)
+ 2022.05.05 21:07:56  FTP 1-HostName router.asus.com
+ 2022.05.05 21:07:56  FTP 1-Country  Unknown (-)
+ 2022.05.05 21:07:56  FTP 1-S: 220 Mystic FTP server ready
+ 2022.05.05 21:07:57  FTP 1-C: USER Data: guest
+ 2022.05.05 21:07:57  FTP 1-S: 331 User name okay, need password.
+ 2022.05.05 21:07:58  FTP 1-C: PASS
+ 2022.05.05 21:07:58  FTP 1-S: 230 User logged in, proceed.
+ 2022.05.05 21:07:58  FTP 1-Logged in as guest
+ 2022.05.05 21:07:58  FTP 1-C: SYST Data:
+ 2022.05.05 21:07:58  FTP 1-S: 215 UNIX Type: L8
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:06  FTP 1-C: PASV Data:
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:06  FTP 1-S: 227 Entering Passive Mode (188,149,138,116,241,204).
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:06  FTP 1-C: NLST Data: robots.txt
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:06  FTP 1-Listing files in /
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:06  FTP 1-S: 125 Data connection already open
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:06  FTP 1-S: 226 Closing data connection.
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:06  FTP 1-C: TYPE Data: I
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:06  FTP 1-S: 200 All files sent in BINARY mode.
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:06  FTP 1-C: PASV Data:
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:06  FTP 1-S: 227 Entering Passive Mode (188,149,138,116,241,204).
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:06  FTP 1-C: RETR Data: SCBBS.qwk
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:06  FTP 1-Exported 0 msgs@SCBBS.qwk
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:06  FTP 1-S: 125 Data connection already open
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:06  FTP 1-Sending: /home/bbs/mystic/tempq355/SCBBS.qwk
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:06  FTP 1-Send complete
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:06  FTP 1-S: 226 Transfer OK
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:11  FTP 1-C: TYPE Data: A
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:11  FTP 1-S: 200 All files sent in BINARY mode.
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:11  FTP 1-C: PASV Data:
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:11  FTP 1-S: 227 Entering Passive Mode (188,149,138,116,241,204).
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:11  FTP 1-C: NLST Data: /robots.txt
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:11  FTP 1-Listing files in /
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:11  FTP 1-S: 125 Data connection already open
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:11  FTP 1-S: 226 Closing data connection.
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:18  FTP 1-C: QUIT Data:
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:18  FTP 1-S: 221 Goodbye
+ 2022.05.05 21:08:18  FTP 1-Connection closed

Is this so for you, too?

Thanks in advance!

Best regards
Bj”rn

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