Ftp-WG: mdtm and mlsd commands

"Mark Symons" <[email protected]> Wed, 4 Feb 2004 17:24:21
Newsgroups gmane.ietf.ftpext
Message-ID <[email protected]>
> The MTDM modify command syntax used is:

> MDTM YYYYMMDDHHMMSS [<REMOTE_PATH>]<FILE_NAME>

> Works for file names with and without spaces and/or paths.

> Please educate me on why this would be fatal.

Because "YYYYMMDDHHMMSS [<REMOTE_PATH>]<FILE_NAME>" (the whole string) =
can itself be a legitimate filename?

Mark Symons
Ipswitch, Inc
Augusta GA