I think you need something specific in /etc/ftpd.conf, look through
ftpd.conf(5) for info...

maybe:
     upload class [off]
           If class is `none'' or off is given, disable the following com-
           mands: APPE, STOR, and STOU, as well as the modify commands:
CHMOD,
           DELE, MKD, RMD, RNFR, and UMASK.  Otherwise, enable them.

On Sat, Mar 02, 2002 at 03:27:33PM +0800, Dr. Richard Lin wrote:
> Dear All,
> 
> I set up an anonymous ftp server in my NetBSD host following the description
> shown in the man page of ftpd. The mode of ~ftp/incoming is 770, and the
> owner is "ftp". When I ftp it, I can successfully upload a file to the
> incoming directory, but I cannot upload a directory (it seems that there is
> no permission to perform the mkdir operation). Can anybody figure out the
> problem? Thanks in advance.
> 
> -Richard
> 
> 

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