Xemacs, Vista, and package install (ftp problem)

[Finch, Ralph]

21.5.27 native binary for Windows (Vista Ultimate with all updates).

I'm trying to use Xemacs under Vista Ultimate....everything works well
except when I try to update the package index, ftp doesn't work.  I get
a popup dialog that says "*ftp anonymous at ftp.xemacs.org* seems not a
pty. Kill?"

I have cygwin installed on this machine, but use Windows' ftp (besides I
don't find a cygwin ftp.exe in .../bin/).  I've googled for the above
error message and there are posts about it but I've not been able to
find a clear solution.

My real objective is to run gnus.  When I try that an error message in
the minibuffer window appears: "Cannot open load file: %s:  sha1".

I have Xemacs working great on an XP Pro machine, and hope it can work
equally well with Vista.  Hey I'd rather be using Unix or a variant,
but....

Ralph Finch, P.E.
California Dept. of Water Resources
Delta Modeling Section, Bay-Delta Office
Room 215-13
1416 9th Street
Sacramento CA  95814
916-653-7552
rfinch at water.ca.gov