Hi!
I have no idea why the settings ar ethe way they are. It is a laptop connected over a wireless network.
Telnet simply gave the prompt back with a blank line response and then the prompt again:
humax# rm -f filebglastop.dat
humax#
humax#
humax# ls
dvbepg filebglastop.dat
humax#
Is there a searate setting on the humax box to allow remote deletion that has been missed?