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

Component: Core

Version: Unspecified

OS: Unspecified

Severity: Enhancement

Priority: Low

Implemented/Fixed in: 5.18.1

Resolution: FIXED

Status: RESOLVED

Votes: 20

Description
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

Comment #1
2008-01-11 16:47

https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=3853
https://winscp.net/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5022

Comment #2
2008-02-05 08:56

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

Comment #3
2008-02-12 10:56

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

Comment #4
2009-04-24 09:01

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

Comment #5
2009-09-14 08:19

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

Comment #6
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

Comment #7
2009-11-27 09:22

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

Comment #8
2009-12-18 08:08

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

Comment #9
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

Comment #10
2010-08-08 16:28

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

Comment #11
2010-08-08 16:30

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

Comment #12
2011-06-06 10:32

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

Comment #13
2012-04-02 09:53

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

Comment #14
2012-05-17 11:39

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

Comment #15
2013-01-21 11:16

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

Comment #16
2013-10-23 10:26

Windows-like paths: Bug 1074

Comment #17
2015-11-20 14:04

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

Comment #18
2016-06-23 14:43

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

Comment #19
2017-06-27 12:32

See Bug 1535.

Comment #20
2017-06-27 12:33

See Bug 1400.

Comment #21
2017-06-27 13:06

See Bug 1546.

Comment #22
2018-11-16 09:21

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

Comment #23
2019-09-06 12:50

Bug 1453

Comment #24
2019-09-06 13:55

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

Comment #25
2019-10-02 10:05

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

Comment #26
2019-10-04 12:15

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

Comment #27
2019-10-22 08:32

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

Comment #28
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.

Comment #29
2021-01-16 07:55

Commit b8fd5b18