Microsoft KB Archive/827173

= Calls to the FtpGetFile Function Time Out =

Article ID: 827173

Article Last Modified on 10/26/2006

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Windows NT 4.0

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SYMPTOMS
After you successfully open a WinInet File Transfer Protocol (FTP) connection by using the InternetOpen function and the InternetConnect function, calls to the FtpGetFile function to retrieve a file or to retrieve a collection of files eventually time out.



RESOLUTION
A supported hotfix is now available from Microsoft, but it is only intended to correct the problem that this article describes. Apply it only to systems that are experiencing this specific problem.

To resolve this problem, contact Microsoft Product Support Services to obtain the hotfix. For a complete list of Microsoft Product Support Services telephone numbers and information about support costs, visit the following Microsoft Web site:

http://support.microsoft.com/contactus/?ws=support

Note In special cases, charges that are ordinarily incurred for support calls may be canceled if a Microsoft Support Professional determines that a specific update will resolve your problem. The usual support costs will apply to additional support questions and issues that do not qualify for the specific update in question. The English version of this hotfix has the file attributes (or later) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in coordinated universal time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time tool in Control Panel.

  Date         Time   Version             Size   File name --  04-Nov-2003  07:06  4.0.1381.7244      66,640  Afd.sys NOTE Because of file dependencies, this hotfix requires Microsoft Windows NT 4.0 Service Pack 6a.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Windows NT 4.0.

Keywords: kbftp kbweb kbfix kbbug KB827173

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