iWeb Publishing Error: There was an error communicating with the FTP server. Try again later, or check with your service provider

If you get this error when you try and publish your website with iWeb to your FTP server;


"There was an error communicating with the FTP server. Try again later, or check with your service provider"


It is due to a bug in iWeb. It is caused when you try an add an image, video or other media file to your website that begins with a space character. You can either try to find the offending file(s) and replace them, or use <a href="http://www.ragesw.com/products/iweb-seo-tool.html">iWeb SEO Tool</a>, free with one year or more of web hosting, to publish your website.


This video explains the problem in more detail and exactly how to fix it;





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