Hi Glenn,
I can live with Arachne not able to delete an FTP file... but
it would be nice to know how to activate the other functions like:
LIST
UPLOAD
DOWNLOAD
They are built in... nice, but how to activate?
CU, Bastiaan
On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 18:12:30 -0400, Glenn McCorkle wrote:
> On Sun, 06 Jul 2003 22:23:57 +00, Bastiaan Edelman, PA3FFZ wrote:
>> On Wed, 09 Apr 2003 20:10:42 -0400, Glenn McCorkle wrote:
>>> On Tue, 08 Apr 2003 17:23:38 +0930, Greg Mayman wrote:
>>> <snip>
>>>> There is a second problem with Arachne in that I cannot view the remote
>>>> site using the "ftp://[EMAIL PROTECTED]" form of command on
>>>> the URL line. All I get after a query for my password is a message
>>>> "230-Welcome to your FTP Server."LaAR-œ`
>>>> Glenn McCorkle says that at that stage I should see a listing of my
>>>> directory. Well, I don't see anything other than the above message.
>> I had planned to look into this matter for some months now.
>> I looked with "RS232 Tester" that tracks the data send or recieved via
>> the RS232 port connected to the modem.
>> I logged the FTP-connection made with 'windows commander'. It made
>> connection, a file was downloaded, a file was uploaded and the uploaded
>> file was deleted again.
>> The FTP login was on my own homepage that does not allow anonymous
>> login.
>> My conclusions:
>> If "230 Welcome" is returned you are in successful :-)
>> But now the provider is waiting for commands:
>> LIST (returns the directory)
>> RETR balun12.jpg (downloads the file balun12.jpg)
>> STOR her'der.wp5 (uploads the file her'der.wp5)
>> DELE her'der.wp5 (deletes the file her'der.wp5)
>> QUIT (ends the FTP-connection)
>> But how to give these commands from Arachne?
> These commands are 'built-in' to Arachne.
> --- clipped from the SRC code (ftp.c) ---
> sprintf( str, "USER %s", ptr);
> sprintf( str, "PASS %s", ptr);
> sprintf( str, "CWD %s", url->file);
> sprintf( str, "LIST");
> sprintf( str, "TYPE I");
> sprintf( str, "TYPE A");
> sprintf( str, "RETR %s", url->file);
> sprintf( str, "STOR %s", url->file);
> quit:
> sock_puts(socket,(unsigned char *)"QUIT");
> sock_close( socket );
> __________________________________
> (note)
> Arachne cannot delete nor rename files via ftp.
> All of the commands she does are strictly for 'logging-in',
> 'directory listing', 'uploading' and 'downloading' purposes.
> She is *not* by-any-means a 'full featured FTP client'.
> --
> Glenn
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