For the record: 1. the escape of the @ sign was UNnecessary. 2. it is not an lftp issue. 3. the issue turned out to be an (unrelated) security certificate verification issue. here is what fixed it for me:
http://rajaseelan.com/2011/12/18/lftp-fatal-error-certificate- verification-not-trusted/ it was thought to be related to the @ sign since the dozens of other accounts we have working did not have an @ sign in them. In the end, it was something entirely different. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/881671 Title: Can't login ftp with username that contains @ symbol To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/lftp/+bug/881671/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
