>>>>> "Ahmed" == Ahmed Moustafa Ibrahim Ahmed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:

Ahmed> My script should be waiting for the incoming files and encrypts them as
Ahmed> soon as the transmission is completed. Using "lsof" makes a gap between
Ahmed> the arrival of the files and their encryption.

Ahmed> Is there any other way to know that a file is being FTPed, specifically?

The traditional safe way is to have the sender first upload the file
with a "temporary" extension or prefix, then do a remote-rename to a
final valid name when the upload is complete.  If you can't control
the sender, then you are hosed.

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