Ground ftp server

[jmholmes@swbell.net (John)]

Ok, let me start by stating that in no way am I a "newbie" when it comes to 
doing FTP transfers. 

Is there something that is not quite right about the "ground" FTP server?  I 
have tried not only using Windows FTP programs (FTP Explorer, and the built in 
FTP program in a dos window) but also from unix shell accounts with no luck.  
I can get the ls to work just fine, but when I try to do a get or mget nothing 
ever happens.  It just sits there like I have asked it to serve me a cup of 
coffee or something.  

I thought it might be that I was having some connection issues on my end, so I 
tried several other FTP sites all over the US and had absolutely no problems 
at all.  It's all occuring when I try to FTP from ground...

Is there any way to just purchase CD-Roms with all the files already on 
there???