ftp error

[msiivola]

When in the remote computer the directoryname begins with space, ftp rips the space away, presenting the directory but does not allow seeing its content (which seems to be understandable because such directoryname does not exist in the remote computer).

When trying to synchronize directories, TC thinks that the remote computer does not have the directory in question at all, and in the asymmetric mode wanting to delete the local directory.

Image: http://siivola.org/TC/inaccessible%20ghost%20dir%20on%20the%20left%20side.png

Image: http://siivola.org/TC/synchronize%20error.png

[Sob]

Confirmed. It happens only when server does not support new MLSD listing and uses old LIST command.

With listing like this (the space in " test2" is there):

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drw-rw-rw-   1 user     group           0 Aug 06 16:30 test1
drw-rw-rw-   1 user     group           0 Aug 06 16:43  test2

TC cuts the space and shows directory as "test2". With MLSD it works correctly.

[ghisler(Author)]

This happens because spaces are used to separate the variuos parts of the file details from each other. If the server doesn't identify itself as Unix, then TC uses auto-detect mode to find the various parts. In this mode, it's not possible to detect spaces at the beginning.

Solution: Define your own custom server type via Ctrl+F - Edit connection. You can use Unix as a template.