<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40/strict.dtd"><html><head><meta name="qrichtext" content="1" /><style type="text/css">p, li { white-space: pre-wrap; }</style></head><body style=" font-family:'Maiandra GD'; font-size:11pt; font-weight:400; font-style:normal;">On Friday 22 May 2009 09:45:52 James Richard Tyrer wrote:<br>
> Rick Miles wrote:<br>
> > I noted today that I was not able to open folders when accessing an ftp<br>
> > site with a vanilla configuration of konqeror in kde-4.2.3. It seems<br>
> > that konqueror falls open trying to open a file when I click on a folder<br>
> > om ftp sites.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > For example: once logged in I was presenetd with the following in an<br>
> > information popup:<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > "Open 'ftp://ftp.rickmiles.com.au/public_html/turtlespond/gauri'?<br>
> > Type: folder" and presented with the options: "Save As...", "Open with<br>
> > `konqueror`" and "Cancel"<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > When I select "Open with `konqueror`" I get an erro popup telling me (in<br>
> > this instance):<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > "ftp://ftp.rickmiles.com.au/public_html/turtlespond/gauri is a folder,<br>
> > but a file was expected."<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > I have tried this on several public ftp mirrors as well thinking it<br>
> > might have something to do accessing my own website but I get the same<br>
> > result no matter what site I go to.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > In kde-3.5.10 konqueror navigates ftp sites the same as navigating<br>
> > through directories on this box. There is no information popup.<br>
> > Konqueror just opens the directory when it is clicked upon.<br>
> ><br>
> ><br>
> > Has anyone else tried using konqueror on ftp sites with kde-4.2.3?<br>
><br>
> Yes, and I have had no problems.<br>
><br>
> So, I have to say that I am not certain what you are doing, but it<br>
> appears that you are trying to use an FTP site that you have to log in<br>
> to. I have not tried that yet.<br>
><br>
> Remember that you should use the FileManagement profile for FTP.<br>
><br>
> If I go to a not log on site, it works correctly. Would you please try:<br>
><br>
> ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/<br>
<p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><br></p>Ok I'm using kde.4.2.3 now<br>
<p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><br></p>When I click the above link I never even get a browser, just an error popup with the message "ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/ is a folder, but a file was expected."<br>
<p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><br></p>I can copy the url into a konqueror navigation bar and open the site but cannot get access into any folder. The same thing as above, it asks what I want to do then says its a folder and a file was expected.<br>
<p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><br></p>Interestingly I can enter a directory by putting the url including the directory in the navigation bar. For example, I can not click into the directory acct at ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu. I get the messages as above. However, if I enter the complete path like this ftp://ftp.gnu.org/gnu/acct I can get into that directory.<br>
<p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><br></p>If I up arrow out of the directory then try to click back into it I get the error<br>
<p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><br></p>> This should show a bunch of folders. If I click on one of them, it<br>
> opens, no problem.<br>
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Cheers,<br>
<p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><br></p>Rick Miles<br>
<p style="-qt-paragraph-type:empty; margin-top:0px; margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:0px; margin-right:0px; -qt-block-indent:0; text-indent:0px; -qt-user-state:0;"><br></p>Written on Boomtime, the 69th of Discord, 3175 <br>
http://turtlespond.net<br>
http://rickmiles.com.au<br>
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