Answering this question without knowing how HOST_TYPE and FTP relate didn't serve any positive purpose except to get me some knee-jerk --XP.:)

Seriously though, HOST TYPE is a common switch in FTP to specify the type of box that you are connecting to. I couldn't find this in Net_FTP as an option.

While assuming that if it's not in there, I don't need it, is interesting, it is incorrect. Sometimes you cannot view directory structures or complete operations without specifying HOST_TYPE in FTP.

More info on HOST TYPE is easy to find by searching the web. What I am interested in is how to specify it in Perl.

Thanks, again.

-OzzyOsbourne