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FTP 120 Service Ready Soon vs 553 File Name Not Allowed

FTP 120 (Service Ready Soon) is a 1xx Positive Preliminary response, while 553 (File Name Not Allowed) is a 5xx Permanent Negative response. 120 indicates that the service will be ready in a certain number of minutes. The server is not yet available but expects to be shortly. In contrast, 553 means that requested action not taken. File name not allowed. The file or directory name violates the server's naming rules or filesystem restrictions.

Description

The service will be ready in a certain number of minutes. The server is not yet available but expects to be shortly.

When You See It

When connecting to an FTP server that is starting up or temporarily busy with maintenance tasks.

How to Fix

Wait the indicated number of minutes and try connecting again. If the server never becomes ready, contact the server administrator.

Description

Requested action not taken. File name not allowed. The file or directory name violates the server's naming rules or filesystem restrictions.

When You See It

When you try to create or rename a file with characters the server's filesystem does not allow, such as special characters or reserved names.

How to Fix

Rename the file to use only allowed characters. Avoid special characters like ?, *, |, <, >, and leading/trailing spaces or dots.

Key Differences

1.

120 is a 1xx Positive Preliminary response, while 553 is a 5xx Permanent Negative response.

2.

FTP 120: The service will be ready in a certain number of minutes. The server is not yet available but expects to be shortly.

3.

FTP 553: Requested action not taken. File name not allowed. The file or directory name violates the server's naming rules or filesystem restrictions.

4.

You encounter 120 when when connecting to an FTP server that is starting up or temporarily busy with maintenance tasks.

5.

You encounter 553 when when you try to create or rename a file with characters the server's filesystem does not allow, such as special characters or reserved names.

When to Use Which

For 120 (Service Ready Soon): Wait the indicated number of minutes and try connecting again. If the server never becomes ready, contact the server administrator. For 553 (File Name Not Allowed): Rename the file to use only allowed characters. Avoid special characters like ?, *, |, <, >, and leading/trailing spaces or dots.

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