gftp does not transfer any files

[Paul Vollmar]

Up to to 3/7/12, I used gftp (version is 2.0.19) at least weekly to transfer files from my desktop (Ubuntu 10.04 LTS) to my hosted web site. One week later (3/14), when I tried to transfer the same file I update weekly, gftp connected to the site as usual, displayed the default directory, and waited for a transfer request. I highlighted the local file I wanted to transfer, and pressed the transfer (">" button. The log display area showed:

Filename Progress
- (icon) local filesystem Waiting ...
        |_ index.html Waiting ...

The program sits there waiting forever, but is not hung. I can highlight the transfer and stop it, disconnect from the server, and shut down gftp with no problem. At no time does gftp crash, and I can start another -- never completing -- transfer. It does not seem to be file-dependent at all.

I installed FileZilla and it has no problem transferring the file, nor does Nautilus, using the "Connect to server" option and a copy - paste into folder operation.

I update my system whenever Update Manager notifies me of changes, and I know I have updated several packages between the time gftp last worked and the failure, but I don't know if gftp was one of the updates.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 10.04
Package: gftp (not installed)
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.32-39.86-generic 2.6.32.56+drm33.22
Uname: Linux 2.6.32-39-generic i686
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Mar 15 16:04:36 2012
InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.04.3 LTS "Lucid Lynx" - Release i386 (20110720.1)
ProcEnviron:
 LANG=en_US.utf8
 SHELL=/bin/bash
SourcePackage: gftp

[dino99 (9d9)]

That version is no more supported; and no expecting backport as it only concern 'security' problem.