$ ftp ftp.oldskool.org
Connected to driller.oldskool.org.
220 ProFTPD 1.3.5 Server (The Oldskool PC Network FTP Server) [66.90.81.84]
Name (ftp.oldskool.org:ftp):
Problem is on your end. ftp.oldskool.org isn't behind a proxy -- maybe you are? Try a command-line FTP program, maybe?
When I offered to Jeff Hayes (tvdog) to host the Tandy archive, I told him I'd do it until I die. I'm still alive so the ftp site is too.