OK with DEBUG set to 1 the relevant output is:

Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)<<< 220 ProFTPD 1.2.4 Server (ProFTPD Human Ge
+nome Project Server) [hgw3]
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)>>> user anonymous
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)<<< 331 Anonymous login ok, send your complete
+ email address as your password.
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)>>> PASS ....
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)<<< 230-
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)<<<  
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)<<<  This is the UCSC Genome Project ftp site.
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)<<<        All transactions are logged.
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)<<<  
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)<<< 230 Anonymous access granted, restrictions
+ apply.
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)>>> CWD /goldenPath/05apr2002/chromosomes/
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)<<< 250-This directory contains the NCBI assem
+bled sequence for the 
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)<<<  April 5, 2002 Genbank freeze in separate 
+files for each
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)<<<  chromosome in a zipped Fasta format.
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)<<< 250 CWD command successful.
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)>>> PASV
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)<<< 227 Entering Passive Mode (128,114,50,183,
+199,10).
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)>>> PORT 192,168,1,125,172,80
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)<<< 500 Illegal PORT command.
get(chr5.zip) failed: 500: Illegal PORT command.
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)>>> QUIT
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x82456bc)<<< 221 Goodbye.
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The same chunk from the SunOS machine:

Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)<<< 220 ProFTPD 1.2.4 Server (ProFTPD Human Geno
+me Project Server) [hgw5]
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)>>> user anonymous
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)<<< 331 Anonymous login ok, send your complete e
+mail address as your password.
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)>>> PASS ....
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)<<< 230-
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)<<<
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)<<<  This is the UCSC Genome Project ftp site.
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)<<<        All transactions are logged.
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)<<<
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)<<< 230 Anonymous access granted, restrictions a
+pply.
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)>>> CWD /goldenPath/05apr2002/chromosomes/
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)<<< 250-This directory contains the NCBI assembl
+ed sequence for the
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)<<<  April 5, 2002 Genbank freeze in separate fi
+les for each
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)<<<  chromosome in a zipped Fasta format.
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)<<< 250 CWD command successful.
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)>>> PASV
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)<<< 227 Entering Passive Mode (128,114,50,185,21
+6,226).
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)>>> PASV
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)<<< 227 Entering Passive Mode (128,114,50,185,21
+6,227).
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)>>> RETR chr5.zip
Net::FTP=GLOB(0xfcd34)<<< 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for c
+hr5.zip (59604544 bytes).
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Two PASV commands?

Bukowski - aka Dan (dcs@black.hole-in-the.net)
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