John Salerno wrote: <cut> Most FTP servers do allow to use chmod in a ftp session, although you're client must support it. See for example a cli ftp client (and server) on FreeBSD.
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]:~$ ftp ftp.xs4all.nl > Connected to ftp2.xs4all.nl. > 220 XS4ALL ftpd DCLXVI > Name (ftp.xs4all.nl:mhellwig): > 331 Password required for mhellwig. > Password: > 230 User mhellwig logged in. > Remote system type is UNIX. > Using binary mode to transfer files. > ftp> ls MHellwigCV_02_10_01.pdf > 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list > ---------- 1 mhellwig user 211102 May 19 2003 MHellwigCV_02_10_01.pdf > 226 Transfer complete. > ftp> chmod 400 MHellwigCV_02_10_01.pdf > 200 SITE CHMOD command successful > ftp> ls MHellwigCV_02_10_01.pdf > 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list > -r-------- 1 mhellwig user 211102 May 19 2003 MHellwigCV_02_10_01.pdf > 226 Transfer complete. > ftp> See? -- mph -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list