530 error message

[CiCi]

Aloha, I am receiving a 503 authenication error witn the ftp connection. Do you know what this means?

[navaldesign]

Re: 530 error message

From: http://www.geekgirls.com/net_browser_errors.htm


503: Service unavailable

This is a "temporarily out of order" sign, and it's sometimes reported as Gateway timeout. It means either the server that hosts the site is currently not working or is unavailable, your ISP's server is down, or your own system or company Internet gateway (if you're on a LAN) is not working.
How to handle it: Wait a minute and try again. If you get the message for a lengthy period or with every attempt to connect to any site, check that your PC and LAN connections are functioning, and then check with your ISP or the remote site. This may entail a phone call to their tech support line.