I am trying to use the Net::FTP module to download a file about 3 gb. When the local file reached 2147483647 bytes, I got an error message: can't not write to local file, or file size limit exceeded. But when I start the ftp program on the command line, I can download the complete file of 3 gb. My OS system is: Linux 2.4.7-10 #1 Thu Sep 6 17:27:27 EDT 2001 i686, and the Perl version is: 5.6, but the original built was configured to a different OS version of the following:

$ perl -V Summary of my perl5 (revision 5.0 version 6 subversion 0) configuration: Platform: osname=linux, osvers=2.4.6-3.

1enterprise, archname=i386-linux uname='linux stripples.devel.redhat.com 2.4.6-3.1enterprise #1 smp

tue jul 2 4 14:03:17 edt 2001 i686 unknown '

Was there a known issue like this when using this module in such an environment? Any input will be greatly appreciated.

Thanks, Jeff

In reply to Net::FTP: file size limit on Linux? by jiewho

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