Grey Wolf writes:
> Would it be worthwhile to build the guts of the dir command into ftpd?
> It would more or less make the requirement for /bin/ls obsolete.
> 
> ...or has this already been done?

Not yet, but it is on my list of things `to do', as part of a larger
project to add MLST/MLSD support (from the latest IETF ftp draft).

It might happen soon, it might not. In any case, ftpd won't require
the /bin/ls sources after that.