Hi,

I wrote on 2009-04-09 13:45:41 +0200 [Re: [BackupPC-users] Backup remote ftp 
server (internet site)]:
> [...]
> > Van: Mirco Piccin [mailto:pictux AT gmail DOT com] 
> > Verzonden: donderdag 9 april 2009 12:48
> > Aan: backuppc-users AT lists.sourceforge DOT net
> > Onderwerp: [BackupPC-users] Backup remote ftp server (internet site)
> > 
> > [...]
> > $Conf{ClientNameAlias}  - the full ftp address

actually, a quick glance at the source code suggests that that should be the
host name only (eg. 'ftp.sourceforge.net').

> > [...]
> > but, if i try to run a full backup, it does not run with this error:
> > Last error is "xfer start failed: Can't open connection to : Invalid
> > argument".
> 
> [...]
> but the error message looks like something failed to parse correctly, as if
> the name of the host to connect to was "".

Sorry, that is a bug in Xfer::Ftp, line 190, which references $args->{host},
which, it seems, should read $args->{Host} instead (at least that's what
getFTPArgs() returns). There are two more occurrences of the same typo and
several usages of $t->{host} instead of $args->{Host}, though that is probably
intentional (logging the host name as defined in BackupPC rather than the
actual DNS name or IP used). I'd attach a patch, but it's really only

:%s/\$args->{host}/$args->{Host}/gc

Regards,
Holger

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