Internet Explorer is stupid about FTP. I've seen this problem before; what happens is that IE thinks that your remote working directory is always set to the root / when it is really something like /home/user, hence the problems navigating out of your home directory. If your version of IE automatically converts the URL from ftp://user@server/ to ftp://user@server/home/user, then that's a good thing and it is the correct behaviour.
I've had other problems with IE such as it replacing the URL ftp://user@server/path with ftp://user:passwd@server/path at random times while browsing the remote site. I *don't* want my password displayed in the URL! This is with IE 5.50.4522.1800. Basically, the solution is to use a better FTP client. -Mark Daniel Adams wrote: > > I have an FTP server setup using the Cygwin stuff. I am also behind a DSL > style firewall, but all works fine. When at work I tried to get into my > computer using FTP and it worked ok. I was rather puzzled when I couldn't > navigate out of my home directory(It is a Win2k machine) and into any > directory elsewhere in the directory structure. My home directory was on C: > and I desired to get to a folder on my D: drive. I then used Netscape > navigator to connect and all went fine. The whole snafu only happened when I > use Internet Explorer, it seems to rename the directory thing to > ftp:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/ to replace ftp:[EMAIL PROTECTED]/home/dan. I > was wondering if anyone else has seen something similar to this, and if > anyone has an idea of a workaround. > > -- > Sincerely, > Daniel Adams - [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://dana.ucc.nau.edu/~dpa3 > > 1 Peter 4:10 (NIV)- Each one should use whatever gift he has received to > serve others, faithfully administering God's grace in its various forms. -- Unsubscribe info: http://cygwin.com/ml/#unsubscribe-simple Bug reporting: http://cygwin.com/bugs.html Documentation: http://cygwin.com/docs.html FAQ: http://cygwin.com/faq/
