FTP 120 Service Ready Soon vs 257 Pathname Created
FTP 120 (Service Ready Soon) is a 1xx Positive Preliminary response, while 257 (Pathname Created) is a 2xx Positive Completion 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, 257 means that pathname created. The server confirms the creation of a new directory or reports the current working directory path.
Mô tả
The service will be ready in a certain number of minutes. The server is not yet available but expects to be shortly.
Khi bạn thấy mã này
When connecting to an FTP server that is starting up or temporarily busy with maintenance tasks.
Cách khắc phục
Wait the indicated number of minutes and try connecting again. If the server never becomes ready, contact the server administrator.
Mô tả
Pathname created. The server confirms the creation of a new directory or reports the current working directory path.
Khi bạn thấy mã này
After issuing MKD to create a directory or PWD to print the current working directory. The path is enclosed in double quotes.
Cách khắc phục
No fix needed — the directory was created or the current path was returned. Parse the quoted pathname from the response.
Sự khác biệt chính
120 is a 1xx Positive Preliminary response, while 257 is a 2xx Positive Completion response.
FTP 120: The service will be ready in a certain number of minutes. The server is not yet available but expects to be shortly.
FTP 257: Pathname created. The server confirms the creation of a new directory or reports the current working directory path.
You encounter 120 when when connecting to an FTP server that is starting up or temporarily busy with maintenance tasks.
You encounter 257 when after issuing MKD to create a directory or PWD to print the current working directory. The path is enclosed in double quotes.
Khi nào dùng cái nào
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 257 (Pathname Created): No fix needed — the directory was created or the current path was returned. Parse the quoted pathname from the response.