BAlfson,

thank you for replying and doing it so quickly

Yes I see a dedicated PF rule to allow ftp = internal network >> ftp >> any

In reference to the information below, I turned OFF the above packet filter rule for FTP


-Whiel in Trans mode, FTP to the desired site still fails with "421 FTP server is sending you rubbish!"
-When looking at the live packet filter log while IN Transparent mode: I see no record of the connection attempt or a denial
-FTP connection fails to connect while in non-transparent mode (because i disabled the FTP packet filter rule above)
-I see no records in IPS live log when FTP connection fails
-I have turned off FTP Proxy Anti-Virus system wide temporarily, still doesn't connect while in Transparent Mode
-I also created an Exception for the destination FTP site and Client exempting it from all traffic checking -- still get the same problem while in Transparent Mode

checked FTP Proxy log, still getting:
Reloading configuration
Connect from INTERNAL CLIENT IP
... to EXTERNAL SERVER IP()
Server is sending us a badly formed control stream.
Closing session