FTP file download problems using safari 9.1
Using other browsers (chrome and firefox) I can click on a link that will download an FTP file onto my macbook pro. In safari 9.1 however I get an "unknown error" (NSURLErrorDomain:-1). The the link I am using is ftp://ftp.ebi.ac.uk/pub/databases/genenames/new/tsv/locus_groups/other_alt_loci. txt. I have tested this link on other older macs (safari 6) and the download works. I have also emptied the history, the web data, wiped the plists in ~/Library/Preferences associate to safari (i.e "com.apple.Safari.plist", "com.apple.internetconfigpriv.plist", and "com.apple.internetconfig.plist" )and removed all files under ~/Library/Safari but still no joy.
I am left wondering if there is a bug in some other settings somewhere or wether safari 9.1 just cannot download ftp files anymore.
Kris
MacBook Pro, OS X El Capitan (10.11.4), null