Issue with ncbi ftp server

Question

[Sharon]

Hello,

I have been trying to access the RefSeq of a bacteria using this link: https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/refseq/bacteria/ however I am unable to gain access. The email address of the webmaster has not been mentioned too. Can someone please tell me what to do?

Thank you. Best wishes. Regards, Sharon.

Answer 1

[Mensur Dlakic]

That directory doesn't exist. For future reference, try going backward one directory at a time until you get somewhere. That's what I did, and this directory could be what you want:

https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/refseq_old/bacteria/

[Sharon]

Thank you for your help.

Regards, Sharon

Answer 2

[GenoMax]

It is not question of gaining access https://ftp.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/genomes/refseq/bacteria/ has become so large that a full listing takes a few minutes. You will eventually get the listing.

[Mensur Dlakic]

Yesterday it was an issue of access, and it posted an error to that effect. Today it seems to be just a big wait for a large directory to load.

[Sharon]

Ok I see. Thanks for the insight