Hello,
I've this script:
use strict;
use warnings;
use Net::FTP;
my ($hostname,$user;$password)  = ('A','B','C') # my settings here;
my ($directory,$file) = ('XXX','YYY') # my settings here;

my $ftp = Net::FTP->new($hostname, Debug => 1);
$ftp->login($user,$password) or die "Cannot login ", $ftp->message;
$ftp->cwd($directory);
$ftp->binary();
$ftp->get($file) or print $ftp->message;
$ftp->quit();

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It works fine when the firewall on my computer is off, but when the firewall is on it hangs at RETR YYY below:
...
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x970b00)>>> CWD XXX
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x970b00)<<< 250 OK. Current directory is /XXX
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x970b00)>>> TYPE I
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x970b00)<<< 200 TYPE is now 8-bit binary
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x970b00)>>> PORT 10,0,0,5,111,10
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x970b00)<<< 200 PORT command successful
Net::FTP=GLOB(0x970b00)>>> RETR YYY

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Instead, when I use the ftp command from prompt with the same commands, I can successfully retrieve the file both with and without the firewall.
Any hint is appreciated a lot. Thanks.

In reply to Net::FTP get() problem by rbi

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