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FTP file download works through browser.
Yet fails with download.file()

download.file('ftp://ftp.ensembl.org/pub/release-95/gtf/homo_sapiens/Homo_sapiens.GRCh38.95.gtf.gz', destfile = tempfile())

trying URL 'ftp://ftp.ensembl.org/pub/release-95/gtf/homo_sapiens/Homo_sapiens.GRCh38.95.gtf.gz'
Error in download.file("ftp://ftp.ensembl.org/pub/release-95/gtf/homo_sapiens/Homo_sapiens.GRCh38.95.gtf.gz",  : 
cannot open URL 'ftp://ftp.ensembl.org/pub/release-95/gtf/homo_sapiens/Homo_sapiens.GRCh38.95.gtf.gz'

In addition: Warning message:
In download.file("ftp://ftp.ensembl.org/pub/release-95/gtf/homo_sapiens/Homo_sapiens.GRCh38.95.gtf.gz",  :
InternetOpenUrl failed: 'The login request was denied

Similar to issue 22721819, but now with a specific warning message (login request denied). Solutions proposed there do not work (Rstudio Tools > Options > Packages > unclick "Use secure download method for HTTP" and "Use Internet Explorer library/proxy for HTTP")

Any clues? Thankyou for helping :-)

Aditya
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