Fetch Softworks

Downloading from Invisible directories (2 posts)

• Started 17 years ago by Mac
• Latest reply 17 years ago from Jim Matthews

• Mac Member

  Trying to download from non-listing directories.
  OK with Fetch 4.02
  Not OK using Fetch 5.1

  Using 4.02
  TYPE I
  200 Type set to I
  SIZE <filename>
  213 52412416
  MDTM <filename>
  213 20060808034702
  PASV
  227 Entering Passive Mode (XXXXXXXXXXXX).
  RETR <filename>
  150 Opening BINARY mode data connection for <filename> (52412416 bytes)
  ABOR
  This works fine here using Fetch 4.0.2 using GET command on a server with disabled directory listings (have to know exact filename to download).
  I can replicate the success in Fetch 4.02 by using "send FTP command"..
  PASV
  RETR <filename>

  When I try this in Fetch 5.1
  Firstly with no directory listing the GET command is not available
  If I use the "send FTP command"..
  PASV
  RETR <filename>

  The command is "sending" but never seems to open a binary mode connection to allow the download.

  PWD
  257 "/outgoing" is current directory.
  PASV
  227 Entering Passive Mode (XXXXXXXXX).
  RETR <filename

  Why does the GET statement now in V5.1 only work if the directory is visible to select the file. V 4.02 allowed one to download from a non-visible directory by typing in the known filename.

  Your comments please.

  Posted 17 years ago #

• Jim Matthews Administrator

  Hold down Shift to make the Get command available when nothing is selected -- you'll be prompted for the name of the file to download.

  Thanks,

  Jim Matthews
  Fetch Softworks

  Posted 17 years ago #