For no good reason, I've been trying to implement a basic FTP server w/ Twisted 2.2. After a few puzzling exceptions, some custom code, TOSSING the custom code, and more quality time with the source, I've come to the conclusion that I need a nudge in the right direction. Initially, it looks like it should be pretty straightforward (as much as it ever gets in Twisted anyway :), but it's not working. Here's the code: =============== from twisted.protocols.ftp import FTPFactory from twisted.protocols.ftp import FTPRealm from twisted.cred.portal import Portal print "Starting FTP server" p = Portal(FTPRealm('./')) # start up in local dir for giggles f = FTPFactory(p) from twisted.internet import reactor reactor.listenTCP(21, f) reactor.run() print "FTP Server terminated." =============== Simple. This raises no exceptions, and appears to be working until I actually log in. =============== ftp> open localhost Connected to elric. 220 Twisted 2.2.0 FTP Server User (elric:(none)): anonymous 331 Guest login ok, type your email address as password. Password: 530 Sorry, Authentication failed. Login failed. =============== The shell it's running from shows no errors or exceptions. So why did my anonymous login fail? (I'll wait until I solve that before I tackle the issue of actual "real" users) -- "Ladies and gentlemen, there's nothing to worry about ... but please keep your heads down." Best, Jeff