Subj : Re: Automating file transfers using FTP (or similar)
To   : Oli
From : Avon
Date : Sun Feb 14 2021 08:58 pm

On 14 Feb 2021 at 08:51a, Oli pondered and said...
 
 Ol> Meanwhile you can use ftp.
 Ol> 
 Ol> I don't understand why webhost still offer (unencrypted) ftp-only
 Ol> access. Even if they don't want to give you shell access. There are
 Ol> restricted shells for ssh and sftp servers available.

I have spent the day on and off trying to get access and still can't. It's
jolly frustrating... partly because I am not sure I am even doing it right :)

But I try and pass things like

Permission denied, please try again.
ken@bbs.nz's password: 
avon@orac:~$ sftp -i /home/avon/.ssh/id_rsa sftp://ken@ftp.bbs.nz
ken@ftp.bbs.nz's password: 
Permission denied, please try again.
ken@ftp.bbs.nz's password: 
Permission denied, please try again.
ken@ftp.bbs.nz's password: 
avon@orac:~$ sftp ken@bbs.nz
ken@bbs.nz's password: 
Permission denied, please try again.
ken@bbs.nz's password: 
Permission denied, please try again.
ken@bbs.nz's password: 
ken@bbs.nz: Permission denied
(publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic,password).
Connection closed.  
Connection closed
avon@orac:~$ sftp -i /home/avon/.ssh/id_rsa ken@bbs.nz
ken@bbs.nz's password: 
Permission denied, please try again.
ken@bbs.nz's password: 
Permission denied, please try again.
ken@bbs.nz's password: 
ken@bbs.nz: Permission denied
(publickey,gssapi-keyex,gssapi-with-mic,password).
Connection closed.  
Connection closed


I am slowly loosing the will...  :)

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