Re: Error code returned for nonexistent ftp file
Ed Avis <[email protected]>
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amb-Uxr6IM1mbv2TY6FTCsQk+9Bc4/[email protected] (Andrew M. Bishop) writes: >>I think it would be better to translate 'no such file or directory' >>from the ftp server into a 404 Not Found, or at least a 5xx WWWOFFLE >>File Not Found. >In the FTP specification it says that the error code for this is 550. > > 550 Requested action not taken. > File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access). I assume this is an FTP error code of 550, which doesn't translate to an http response 550... >The error back from the FTP server *should* contain a textual error >message that explains the reason for the failure. The standard error >page that WWWOFFLE uses for an FTP server that sends a negative >response is the "Remote Host Error" page with the text of the error >message which at least adds some consistency. If you don't think it is worth the effort of parsing the message from the FTP server then fair enough. -- Ed Avis <[email protected]>