FTP upload using Transit fails frequently, leaving an undeletable file

[xoro]

FTP client:
Transmit 3.5.3

Problem:
Uploading a file to my Dathorn service has been causing the FTP client program to hang. When it hangs I can use the *disconnect* feature in the FTP client to stop the hang. I can reconnect after disconnecting, but when I do I see that it leaves a file named

.pureftpd-upload.4477e068.15.2b2f.574df36
(actually, the trailing numbers may be changing, but the prefix before the numbers is always the same)

Heres the error message I receive when I attempt to delete this ".pureftpd-upload. . ." file:

Prohibited file name: .pureftpd-upload.4477e068.15.2b2f.574df36
Error -144: remote delete failed

Turning the client's passive mode off does not seem to have any effect.

Now, sometimes I actually can upload files with Transmit, but this is becoming a very annoying problem--especially when I'm trying to update index.html files.

Any help or insight you share will be appreciated very much.

[AndrewT]

I would try a different FTP client. You cau submit a trouble ticket and give us the path of the files to delete for you if you want as well.

[thewave]

I've had this problem occur occasionally with filezilla, and while I'm not sure if its pureftp or FZ, Cpanel's file manager can usually delete files that FTP can't

-HTH