The following reply was made to PR mod_proxy/1565; it has been noted by GNATS.
From: Marc Slemko <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Robert Bossecker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: mod_proxy/1565: ftp proxy grabs files relative to login point, which may cause some confusion Date: Tue, 16 Dec 1997 17:29:34 -0700 (MST) On 17 Dec 1997, Robert Bossecker wrote: > >Description: > if you access a URL like: > ftp://ftpserver.ftp.server/dir1/dir2/dir3/file1 > and the ftp-server is configured to push you somewhere in the hierarchy > (maybe /dir1/dir2/dir3) > the proxy module tries a > cd dir1 > cd dir2 > cd dir3 > > these requests will fail because we are already in dir3 The current code is done the way it is on purpose; it follows RFC 1738. That said, RFC 1738 is broken and the entire directory handling code of the proxy_ftp.c should be rewritten, so that what you describe works among many other things. Sigh. Since it may be a looooooong time before the proxy is fixed properly, we will consider the impact of a workaround as you describe. Thanks.
