Problem using scp to transfer a file

I am testing the following command to transfer a file from my server (AIX 5.2) to another server. I was able to generate the keys and sent them the public key.

scp -v -P 4030 /home/lawson/.ssh/jimtest.txt someuser@some.ftpsite.net:/Inbound/jimtest.txt > jimtest_out.txt 2>&1

Based on the output from the command it looks like it is authenticating correctly, but the file is not getting sent or they tell me they are not getting it. Can you take a look at the above command and let me know if it is not correct. I am currently doing this from the command line, but will script it when I get it working. Below is output from the comman execution.

Executing: program /usr/local/bin/ssh host some.ftpsite.net, user someuser, command scp -v -t /Inbound/jimtest.txt
OpenSSH_3.8p1, SSH protocols 1.5/2.0, OpenSSL 0.9.6l 04 Nov 2003
debug1: Reading configuration data /usr/local/etc/ssh_config
debug1: Connecting to some.ftpsite.net [0.0.0.0] port 4030.
debug1: Connection established.
debug1: identity file /home/lawson/.ssh/identity type -1
debug1: identity file /home/lawson/.ssh/id_rsa type 1
debug1: identity file /home/lawson/.ssh/id_dsa type -1
debug1: Remote protocol version 2.0, remote software version Maverick_SSHD
debug1: no match: Maverick_SSHD
debug1: Enabling compatibility mode for protocol 2.0
debug1: Local version string SSH-2.0-OpenSSH_3.8p1
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEXINIT received
debug1: kex: server->client aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: kex: client->server aes128-cbc hmac-md5 none
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REQUEST(1024<1024<8192) sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_GROUP
debug1: SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_INIT sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_KEX_DH_GEX_REPLY
debug1: Host 'some.ftpsite.net' is known and matches the RSA host key.
debug1: Found key in /home/lawson/.ssh/known_hosts:2
debug1: ssh_rsa_verify: signature correct
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS sent
debug1: expecting SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS
debug1: SSH2_MSG_NEWKEYS received
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_REQUEST sent
debug1: SSH2_MSG_SERVICE_ACCEPT received
Welcome to the Gateway Interchange SSH server.   
debug1: Authentications that can continue: password,publickey,keyboard-interactive
debug1: Next authentication method: publickey
debug1: Trying private key: /home/lawson/.ssh/identity
debug1: Offering public key: /home/lawson/.ssh/id_rsa
debug1: Server accepts key: pkalg ssh-rsa blen 149
debug1: read PEM private key done: type RSA
debug1: Authentication succeeded (publickey).
debug1: channel 0: new [client-session]
debug1: Entering interactive session.
debug1: Sending command: scp -v -t /Inbound/jimtest.txt
debug1: channel 0: free: client-session, nchannels 1
debug1: fd 0 clearing O_NONBLOCK
debug1: fd 1 clearing O_NONBLOCK
debug1: fd 2 clearing O_NONBLOCK
debug1: Transferred: stdin 0, stdout 0, stderr 0 bytes in 0.1 seconds
debug1: Bytes per second: stdin 0.0, stdout 0.0, stderr 0.0
debug1: Exit status -1
lost connection

Any thoughts. I want to determine if the problem is on my side or theirs. Thank you.

Make sure you have permissions to overwrite the file and write to that folder.

I have a conference call with them this afternoon so I will ask. Thank you for the response.

---------- Post updated at 02:10 PM ---------- Previous update was at 12:11 PM ----------

Update,
The scp is not allowed on their end so I ended up using the sftp command as such:

sftp -oPORT=4030 username@some.ftpsite.net
put file.txt

This still allows me to login without a password because it uses the public key.

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I have problem SCP like you broo..