Bug#582472: libgnomevfs2-0: cannot connect to drop-only ftp that refuses 'ls' query

[Mark Hedges]

On Tue, 1 Jun 2010, Emilio Pozuelo Monfort wrote:

> > Please select another viewer and try again.
> >
> > This is a drop-only ftp box that auto-processes files
> > and refuses ls. I should be able to drag files to it,
> > even though they don't appear.
>
> Does it work any better if you do `gvfs-mount
> ftp://ftp.blip.tv` and then use the gvfs-* binaries?

hedges at maggie:/var/log$ gvfs-mount --detail
ftp://ftp.blip.tv
Enter password for ftp on ftp.blip.tv
User: hedges333
Password:
Error mounting location: Unexpected end of stream

> > Also, "please select another viewer" is confusing.
> > Does it mean "please select another location"?
>
> I dunno :)

If it has something to do with using gvfs now, maybe it
does mean another "viewer."

Probably the ftp server refuses any query for directory
information.  This seems to be okay in filezilla, which lets
me drag files to the folder.

Mark