From: WujcioL Date: 2008-07-31T16:29:15+09:00 Subject: Re: My simple downloader doesn't work It still don't work: > require 'open-uri' > puts open("anonymous:anonymous@sunsite.icm.edu.pl/pub/Linux/slackware/slackware-12.0/CHECKSUMS.md5.asc").read Net:FTPPermError: 500 Illegal PORT Command I thinking about some bug in open-uri and net/ftp. Code is simple and it runs so that's not mine error. Of course i succesfully downloaded this file using Firefox3 and TotalCommander. Code was tested on winXP and Kubuntu8.04.