>>How should I interpret the message "blocking call cancelled" in an FTP program (WS_FTP LE, which is freeware)? It seems obvious that when this message appears, I am having a lousy Internet connection, but what is the message supposed to say?
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>Sounds like you have SP2 installed with the Firewall turned on...
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>I have an application that uses port 21 (FTP), SP2 Firewall detected access and tried blocking it, I specifically told firewall to unblock it, yet, the port was still blocked.
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>If this is whats happening, you can either turn the firewall off or open port 21 on it.
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>If not, then contact the programer, as he is the one who can tell you what triggered that error.
I still use Windows 98; for a firewall, I use the free edition of ZoneAlarm.
Note that most of the time, the file transfer works; when there is a bad connection, I get this message. Perhaps the FTP program thinks there is a problem with the firewall.
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