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23.0.90; tramp: spurious ftp-error

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From: Stephen Berman <stephen.berman <at> gmx.net>
To: Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com>
Cc: 2410 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#2410: 23.0.90; tramp: spurious ftp-error
Date: Sat, 21 Feb 2009 21:09:37 +0100

On Sat, 21 Feb 2009 10:02:23 -0500 Chong Yidong <cyd <at> stupidchicken.com> wrote:

>> When I use Tramp to do an ftp transfer from Dired, I get error messages
>> like this:
>>
>> Copy `/local/path/of/source/file' to
>> `/ftp:name <at> server.dot.com:/remote/path/of/destination/file' failed:
>> (ftp-error FTP Error: DIR failed: usage: ls [remote-path [local-file]])
>>
>> However, the file transer was in fact successful.  This started
>> happening some time within the last two or three weeks, I believe,
>> though I cannot date it precisely.
>
> I can't reproduce this easily, since I don't have access to an FTP
> server for testing.  Could you try bisecting prior revisions to find
> when this bug first appeared?
>
> Thanks.

I fear I won't have time to do this very soon, but if I find the time,
I'll report back with the results.

Steve Berman

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