>Number:         3011
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       ftp could be smarter with host:/path and URL's
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          change-request
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Dec  8 20:35:02 1996
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     matthew green
>Organization:
people's front against (bozotic) www (softwar foundation)
>Release:        <NetBSD-current source date>
>Environment:
	
System: NetBSD splode.eterna.com.au 1.2B NetBSD 1.2B (_splode_) #332: Tue Oct 29 07:12:41 EST 1996 mrg@splode.eterna.com.au:/orb/t/build/src/sys/arch/sparc/compile/_splode_ sparc


>Description:

if the host:/path or URL given to the new ftp client is actually a directory,
it would be nice if it logged in as with -a, and cd'd to the path, waiting
for normal ftp commands.

% ftp alpha.gnu.ai.mit.edu:/ircII
Connected to frobnitz.gnu.ai.mit.edu.
220 frobnitz.gnu.ai.mit.edu FTP server (Version wu-2.4(1) Mon Nov 4 14:46:31 EST 1996) ready.
331 Guest login ok, send your complete e-mail address as password.
230-Please read the file README
230-  it was last modified on Tue Apr  5 12:22:06 1994 - 978 days ago
230-Please read the file README.non-free-software
230-  it was last modified on Thu Jun 13 20:06:40 1996 - 178 days ago
230 Guest login ok, access restrictions apply.
Remote system type is UNIX.
Using binary mode to transfer files.
200 Type set to I.
500 'CWD ': command not understood.
CWD command not recognized, trying XCWD
500 'XCWD ': command not understood.
local: ircII remote: ircII
200 PORT command successful.
550 ircII: not a plain file.
221 Goodbye.

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