failing to read ftp://ftp.ifremer.fr/ifremer/argo/dac/

[gaelforget]

It is reachable but very slow, so much so that the readdir command below just hangs and errors out. This used to work fine.

using ArgoData
import ArgoData.GDAC: FTP
import ArgoData.GDAC: DataFrames
files_list=DataFrames.DataFrame("folder" => [],"wmo" => [])
list_folders=readdir(ftp)

leading to this error message :

ERROR: Failed to list directories. :: LibCURL error #28
Stacktrace:
 [1] macro expansion
   @ ~/.julia/packages/FTPClient/7DJzC/src/FTPC.jl:62 [inlined]
 [2] ftp_perform(ctxt::FTPClient.ConnContext{Bool})
   @ FTPClient ~/.julia/packages/FTPClient/7DJzC/src/conn_context.jl:298

@gmaze , have you experienced this type of issue in argopy?

[gmaze]

Hi @gaelforget
the ftp server is very very slow, you should use the https, as much as reliable, and faster, same data served

[gmaze]

you may also check at servers down time
https://argopy.statuspage.io/
https://stats.uptimerobot.com/n8zoRtGnwl