title: Could not parse response code Error in android FTP application (MalformedServerReplyException)
body: <p>I wanted to send a file from android mobile to PC. I used the below code to make it done. it is throwing error:</p>
  
  <blockquote>
    <p>MalformedServerReplyException: Could not parse response code.</p>
  </blockquote>
  
  <p>Please suggest</p>
  
  <pre><code>@Override
  protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
      super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
      requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_NO_TITLE);
      getWindow().setFlags(WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN,
              WindowManager.LayoutParams.FLAG_FULLSCREEN);
      setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
      FtpConnect();
  }
  
  public static void FtpConnect() {
      String userName = "usr";
      String passWord = "pwd";
      String ftpAddress = "192.100.11.10"; // this isnt the ip address I was
                                              // using...
      String retrieveFromFTPFolder = "/mnt/sdcard/DCIM/Camera/Pictures/";
      String strLine;
      DataInputStream inputStream = null; 
      BufferedReader bufferedReader = null;
      FTPClient client = null;
      FTPFile[] ftpFiles = null;
      int reply;
  
      try {
  
          client = new FTPSClient();
  
          Log.e("","CLIENT OBJECT OK...");
          client.setListHiddenFiles(true);
          Log.e("","CLIENT HIDDEN FILES OK...");
          client.setBufferSize(1024);
  
          client.setConnectTimeout(60000);
  
          Log.e("","set CLIENT  timeout and buf size OK...");
          client.connect(ftpAddress,22); // this right here is where it fails
          Log.e("","CONNECTION OK...");
  
          client.login(userName, passWord);
          Log.e("","AUthentication OK...");
          client.setFileType(FTP.BINARY_FILE_TYPE);
          Log.e("","setFIletYPE OK...");
          result=client.storeFile("/mnt/sdcard/DCIM/Camera/2012-05-10 22.14.43.jpeg",inputStream);
          Log.e("RESULT","RESULT : "+result);
          if (!client.completePendingCommand()) {
              client.logout();
              client.disconnect();
              System.err.println("File transfer failed.");
              Log.e("RESULT","RESULT : "+result);
          }
  
      } catch (Exception e) {
          Log.e("RESULT","Exception : "+e);
          if (client.isConnected()) {
              try {
                  client.logout();
                  client.disconnect();
              } catch (IOException f) {
                  Log.e("RESULT",""+f);
              }
          }
      } finally {
          if (client.isConnected()) {
              try {
                  client.logout();
                  client.disconnect();
              } catch (IOException f) {
                  Log.e("RESULT",""+f);
              }
          }
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>The erorr it is throwing is</p>
  
  <pre><code>08-29 12:41:21.452: E/(2111): CLIENT OBJECT OK...
  08-29 12:41:21.452: E/(2111): CLIENT HIDDEN FILES OK...
  08-29 12:41:21.452: E/(2111): set CLIENT  timeout and buf size OK...
  08-29 12:41:24.686: I/global(2111): Default buffer size used in BufferedReader constructor. It would be better to be explicit if an 8k-char buffer is required.
  08-29 12:41:24.694: I/global(2111): Default buffer size used in BufferedWriter constructor. It would be better to be explicit if an 8k-char buffer is required.
  08-29 12:41:24.882: E/RESULT(2111): Exception : org.apache.commons.net.MalformedServerReplyException: Could not parse response code.
  08-29 12:41:24.882: E/RESULT(2111): Server Reply: SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_5.8p1 Debian-7ubuntu1
  08-29 12:41:25.014: E/RESULT(2111): org.apache.commons.net.MalformedServerReplyException: Could not parse response code.
  08-29 12:41:25.014: E/RESULT(2111): Server Reply: Protocol mismatch.
  08-29 12:41:25.014: E/RESULT(2111): org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTPConnectionClosedException: Connection closed without indication.
  </code></pre>