[tor-bugs] #1259 [Tor]: FTP seems broken

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#1259: FTP seems broken
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 Reporter:  mikeperry         |           Type:  task 
   Status:  reopened          |       Priority:  major
Milestone:  Tor: unspecified  |      Component:  Tor  
  Version:                    |     Resolution:       
 Keywords:                    |         Parent:       
   Points:                    |   Actualpoints:       
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Changes (by proper):

  * status:  closed => reopened
  * resolution:  user disappeared =>


Comment:

 I have an example sites, which are broken.

 Broken in Tor Browser: ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/alive/alive-2.0.0.tar.xz
 www download working: http://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/alive/alive-2.0.0.tar.xz
 (Just for the sake of a good test example.)

 Broken in Tor Browser:
 ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/16.0/linux-i686/ach/firefox-16.0.tar.bz2
 www download working:
 https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/16.0/linux-i686/ach/firefox-16.0.tar.bz2

 ftp link, broken in wget:
 ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/16.0/MD5SUMS
 www link working:
 https://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/16.0/MD5SUMS

 Broken using torsocks:
 {{{
 --2012-10-22 14:17:59--
 ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/16.0/MD5SUMS
            => `MD5SUMS'
 Resolving ftp.mozilla.org (ftp.mozilla.org)... 63.245.215.46
 Connecting to ftp.mozilla.org (ftp.mozilla.org)|63.245.215.46|:21...
 connected.
 Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
 ==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done.
 ==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD (1) /pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/16.0
 ... done.
 ==> SIZE MD5SUMS ... 262264
 ==> PASV ... 14:18:30 libtorsocks(10633): SOCKS V5 connect failed:
 14:18:30 libtorsocks(10633): TTL Expired
 couldn't connect to 63.245.215.46 port 52584: Connection timed out
 Retrying.
 }}}

 Broken behind a transparent proxy:
 {{{
 /usr/bin/wget --passive-ftp
 ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/16.0/MD5SUMS
 --2012-10-22 14:16:29--
 ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/16.0/MD5SUMS
            => `MD5SUMS'
 Resolving ftp.mozilla.org (ftp.mozilla.org)... 63.245.215.46
 Connecting to ftp.mozilla.org (ftp.mozilla.org)|63.245.215.46|:21...
 connected.
 Logging in as anonymous ... Logged in!
 ==> SYST ... done.    ==> PWD ... done.
 ==> TYPE I ... done.  ==> CWD (1) /pub/mozilla.org/firefox/releases/16.0
 ... done.
 ==> SIZE MD5SUMS ... 262264
 ==> PASV ... done.    ==> RETR MD5SUMS ...
 Error in server response, closing control connection.
 Retrying.
 }}}

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