FAILWow...I figured it out, and now I feel like a fool!!!
I spent exactly 13 seconds in the doucmentation just now, and found this:
"Select Proxy from the menu bar at the top of the screen, then select FTP from the submenu on the left side of the screen."
I UNCHECKED the "eneable on green" checkbox. Now I can ftp.
Dang.
Well, the saying must be true: some of us were only put on this planet as a warning to the rest.
So, I guess I warn the rest of you: read the documentation first.