[Gllug] ftp listing

[Jason Clifford]

On 12 Nov 2002, Mark Lowes wrote:

> > I do not believe anything more sophisticated than 'ls' is supported under FTP
> 
> Most servers are capable of supporting the full range of flags for 'ls'
> however whether the admin allows you to use them is a different matter.

Only because many execute /bin/ls or a copy of it. 

Those that are built to be secure have the required set of functions built 
in and do not call external binaries for such tasks.

Also you cannot reasonably depend upon a given site to be running a 
particular ftpd.

Jason Clifford
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