Re: How to display .files without ls -al

From: Paul Lutus (nospam_at_nosite.zzz)
Date: 10/05/03 

Date: Sun, 05 Oct 2003 10:01:00 -0700

Public Interest wrote:

> I use FlashFXP and even if I use pure FTP, I can still not do dir, ls in
> FTP to display those .ht files. I understand web servers don't display
> them, because of system/security reasons, but it should not be blocked
> from FTP. For instance, how I do display all hidden files in FTP without
> first knowing their filenames? (I understand, once I know the names, I can
> get/put them)

There is a reason for this setup. It is not just a random, annoying bug or
feature. If you change the setup to allow browsing of dotted files, then
someone may exploit this fact and hack your system.

Do you have control over the server? If not, then you have no options. If
you do, then you can alias "ls" there, or you can make server-side links to
all the dotted files without dots in the link names. 

-- 
Paul Lutus
http://www.arachnoid.com

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