Re: lynx-dev something wrong with ftp directory listing?

[Klaus Weide]

On Fri, 4 Feb 2000, Henry Nelson wrote:

> > > If I use the Solaris2.6-bundled ftp to go to "egg.math.sci.hokudai.ac.jp"
> > 
> > (then goto the long subdirectory name given below)
> > 
> > > the `ls` command lists 8 *.tgz files under the ".../sets" directory,
> > > while with Lynx I only see 4.
> >                  ^whichone?
> > > There are indeed 8 *.tgz files which can be down-loaded by straight ftp.
> > > What's up?
> > 
> > i don't know what's up where you are, but using 2-8-3dev.14 ,
> 
> Guess we need more info.  Using Lynx 2.8.3dev.16, gcc version 2.7.2.3,
> slang-1.3.9.

I can't reproduce the problem either, with a dev.17(+own changes).
But, using tcpdump, I can see the listing response arriving in two
packets.  The first 512 bytes contain the first 4 .tgz entries
fully.  What you observe is consistent with the second packet being
lost for some reason.

Maybe the specific server is closing the data connection prematurely
for some reason.  There have been changes in HTFTP.c that might trigger
this (although the server would be violationg the FTP protocol if
that's the case).  Maybe it doesn't happen for me (and others) with
this server because you are closer to it (in terms of round-trip time).

Does the same happen with Lynx before 2.8.3dev.10 or so?

Does the same happen with other servers?
... with other server types? 
(The server type should appear on the '=' INFO screen, in this case
as
     Server: egg FTP server (Version: 7.1.0)
)

> Would trace output be helpful?

Maybe...  everything after
   Making FTP connection to ...
might be relevant.

   Klaus