SSL ASCII transfer of large files fails

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

SSL ASCII transfer of large files fails with one of the following error messages:

  • get: Fatal error: gnutls_record_recv: An unexpected TLS packet was received. (lftp Linux)
  • get: Fatal error: SSL_read: wrong version number (lftp Windows)
  • SSL3 alert write: fatal: protocol version (winscp)

Environment

  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
  • vsftpd

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