FTP and xterm in 1.5.16...

[Cary Jamison]

Randy Widell wrote:
> After upgrading to 1.5.16, Cygwin seems to just hang when using 'ftp'
> in xterm.  Oddly enough, the problem does not occur when running a
> shell through the Windows command window instead of xterm.

Are you sure this is a new behavior?  Were you previously using cygwin's ftp 
and are now using MS's?

Many window's programs don't work properly through cygwin's ptys.  The 
result can be that the process seems to just hang when it should be 
prompting for input.

Cary