Explanation
The server received a base
64 encoded command and was unable to decode the command.
command is
the type of protected command. Valid values are ENC for protection
level private commands and MIC for protection level safe commands.
error can
be one of the following values:
- 1
- Bad character in encoding: An invalid character was received
from the server as part of a base 64 encoded string. The valid characters
in a base 64 encoded string are the letters A–Z, the letters
a–z, the numbers 0–9, the plus sign (+), and the forward
slash (⁄).
- 2
- Encoding not properly padded: An invalid base 64 encoded
string was received from the server. The string was not padded with
equal signs to extend the length of the string to a multiple of four
characters.
- 3
- Decoded number of bits not a multiple of 8: An invalid
base 64 encoded string was received from the server. The string was
unable to be decoded because it did not decode into a multiple of
eight bits.
System action
The command fails. FTP continues.
User response
Contact the system programmer
of the client to determine why the authentication data was not properly
base 64 encoded.
System programmer response
None.