Re: SunOS 4.1.4 ftp serious bug

Homer W. Smith (homer@LIGHTLINK.COM)
Mon, 16 Jun 1997 13:42:14 -0400

light/root: dir .newsrc
-rw-rw---- 1 homer xedit 766 Jun 15 00:37 .newsrc

light/root: copy .newsrc /tmp

light/root: dir /tmp/.newsrc
-rw-rw---- 1 homer xedit 766 Jun 16 13:34 /tmp/.newsrc

light/root: ftp light
Connected to light.lightlink.com.
220 light.lightlink.com FTP server (Version wu-2.4.2-academ[BETA-12](4) Mon Jun 2 21:41:50 EDT 1997) ready.
Name (light:homer): homer
331 Password required for homer.
Password:
230 User homer logged in.

ftp> cd /ftp/pub/homer
250 CWD command successful.

ftp> put /tmp/.newsrc
200 PORT command successful.
150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for /tmp/.newsrc.
226 Transfer complete.
ftp> quit
221 Goodbye.

light/root: dir /tmp/.newsrc
-rw-rw---- 1 homer xedit 0 Jun 16 13:34 /tmp/.newsrc

light/root: dir /ftp/pub/homer/.newsrc
/ftp/pub/homer/.newsrc not found