Ftp-WG: mdtm and mlsd commands

Richard Koenning <[email protected]> Tue, 3 Feb 2004 16:47:51
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.ftpext
Organization Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH
Message-ID <[email protected]>
Wolfgang Zekoll wrote:
> But I have a question to the real FTP protocol gurus: Is there a=20
> recommended way to tell a client that a server does not support=20
> MDTM-modify but MDTM-query?

I'm not a real FTP protocol guru, but my opinion is: Why should a server=20
tell the client that it conforms to the relevant RFCs? MDTM-modify=20
doesn't conform with the upcoming RFC. When the client wants to use=20
MDTM-modify, than it has to check whether the server supports this=20
non-standard MDTM command (for example: transfer file; MDTM-query;=20
MDTM-modify; MDTM-query; check, whether the MDTM-query results differ).
Ciao,
Richard
--=20
Dr. Richard W. K=F6nning
Fujitsu Siemens Computers GmbH