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Issue 49 – Support for non-Unix-like systems with FTP

Component: Core

Version: Unspecified

Severity: Enhancement

Priority: Medium

Votes: 20

Status: RESOLVED

Resolution: IMPLEMENTED

Implemented in: 5.18.1

Last modified: 2022-04-14 15:39

2008-01-07 16:38

Currently we have no motivation to support non-unix-like listing and path formats in FTP.

For details on mainframe servers, see:
https://winscp.net/eng/docs/faq_mainframe

2008-01-11 16:47

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5022

2008-02-05 08:56

Most commonly requested non-unix-like system is Open VMS
https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4746

2008-02-12 10:56

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5314

2009-04-24 09:01

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6802

2009-09-14 08:19

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7356

2009-10-02 08:36

Some Windows servers use Windows-like paths (not starting with slash). WinSCP does not support that either:
https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7424

2009-11-27 09:22

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7667

2009-12-18 08:08

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7787

2010-03-31 08:40

Also IBM AS/400:
https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=4778
https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8262

2010-08-08 16:28

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8725

2010-08-08 16:30

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=8732

2011-06-06 10:32

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=9755

2012-04-02 09:53

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11029

2012-05-17 11:39

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11205

2013-01-21 11:16

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=11907

2013-10-23 10:26

Windows-like paths: Issue 1074

2015-11-20 14:04

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?p=66538#66538

2016-06-23 14:43

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=23232

2017-06-27 12:32

See Issue 1535.

2017-06-27 12:33

See Issue 1400.

2017-06-27 13:06

See Issue 1546.

2018-11-16 09:21

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=27017

2019-09-06 12:50

Issue 1453

2019-09-06 13:55

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28231

2019-10-02 10:05

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28311

2019-10-04 12:15

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28328

2019-10-22 08:32

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=28407

2021-01-15 11:50

Significantly improved compatibility with VMS. For other non-UNIX FTP servers, the same compatibility mode can be enabled using raw session settings FtpWorkFromCwd=0
Emails with Chris Wilson.

2021-01-16 07:55

Commit b8fd5b18

2021-01-28 10:12

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=25467

2021-02-03 16:29

Issue 1950

2022-04-14 15:39

Issue 2069