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When things go wrong:

• You get a "host unavailable" message.

  The ftp site is down for some reason. Try again later.

• You get a "host unknown" message.

  Check your spelling of the site name.

• You misspell "anonymous" when logging in and get a message telling you a password is required for whatever you typed in.

  Type something in, hit enter, type `bye', hit enter, and try again. Alternately, try typing `ftp' instead of `anonymous'. It will work on a surprising number of sites. Or just use ncftp, if your site has it, and never worry about this again.

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