7.9  WHEN THINGS GO WRONG

 
* You get a "host unavailable" message.  The ftp site is down for some 
reason.  

Try again later.

* You get a "host unknown" message.  

Check your spelling of the site name. 

* You misspell "anonymous" when logging in and get a message telling you 
a password is required for whatever you typed in.  

Type something in, hit enter, type bye, hit enter, and try again. 
Alternately, try typing "ftp" instead of "anonymous."  It will work on a 
surprising number of sites. Or just use ncftp, if your site has it, and 
never worry about this again. 

*You connect to a site, but then the site promptly disconnects you. 

Try again in a few minutes.  As the internet becomes more popular, more 
and more sites are being overloaded by the demand.