GNU bug report logs - #15058
remote ftp file name syntax problem on some systems

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Package: emacs;

Reported by: Devon Sean McCullough <Emacs-Hacker2013 <at> jovi.net>

Date: Fri, 9 Aug 2013 10:12:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Merged with 8346

Found in versions 24.0.50, 24.3

Fixed in version 24.4

Done: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>

Bug is archived. No further changes may be made.

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From: Glenn Morris <rgm <at> gnu.org>
To: Devon Sean McCullough <Emacs-Hacker2013 <at> jovi.net>
Cc: 15058 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#15058: 24.3; ftp is still broken
Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2013 15:02:17 -0400

Devon Sean McCullough wrote:

> emacs -Q /ftp <at> ftp.gnu.org:
>
> Should display the FTP.GNU.ORG: directory but instead bombs -

What do you actually mean by "it bombs"?

> for details, look in the *ftp ftp <at> ftp.gnu.org* buffer.

Please show us the contents, since no-one else seems to be able to
reproduce this.

> Opening FTP connection to ftp.gnu.org...done
> Logging in as user ftp <at> ftp.gnu.org...done
> Getting PWD... [2 times]
> Warning! Unable to get home directory

What's going on here?

Seems to resemble
http://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=1972

Something to do with active/passive ftp?
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