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----- Original Message ----- From: "Angus Robertson - Magenta Systems Ltd" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <twsocket@elists.org> Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2008 1:33 PM Subject: [twsocket] Unicode and FTP > I'm currently testing the V7 FTP client against various FTP servers for > Unicode compatibility. All my testing is using Delphi 2007, the only > benefit of Delphi 2009 will be display of non-ANSI characters. > > Generally, the OPTS UTF8 or OPTS UTF8 ON command must be sent before most > servers support UTF8 file listings or uploads, and even then it may not > include Unicode characters outside the ANSI codeset. > > I've tested four common FTP servers detailed below for UTF8 support, if > anyone is using any other common servers, please let me know so I can > test them. > > > Microsoft IIS/5 and IIS/6 no UTF8 support, IIS/7 FTP for Windows 2008 was > released March 2008 and finally supports SSL and UTF8, not yet tested. > > ICS V6/V7 - does not support UTF8, yet, due real soon > > FileZilla Server - fully Unicode capable, defaults to UTF8 ON returning > UFT8 file listings and uploads, but can be disabled with OPTS UTF8 OFF > command when listings revert to ANSI. > > WS_FTP Server 6.1.1 - fully Unicode capable, defaults to UTF8 OFF and > returns ANSI file listings, OPTS UTF8 or OPTS UTF8 ON enables UTF8 file > listings and uploads, UTF8 can not be set off so don't send command if > ANSI needed MLST fails with 501 if file name includes a space > > RhinoSoft Serv-U FTP Server v7.2 - no Unicode support, defaults to UTF8 > OFF but returns UTF8 file listings (with ? for non-supported unicode > characters), OPTS UTF8 ON enables UTF8 uploads. OPTS UTF8 OFF command > reverts listings to ANSI MLST fails with 550 for file names with any > unicode escaped characters MDTM YYYYMMDDHHMMSS seems to fail for all > files, maybe only those not in root directory (MDTM used to work in > earlier releases) > > Gene6 FTP Server v3.10.0 - fully Unicode capable, defaults to UTF8 OFF > and returns ANSI file listings, OPTS UTF8 or OPTS UTF8 ON enables UTF8 > file listings and uploads, UTF8 can not be set off so don't send command > if ANSI needed. > > Angus > > -- > To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list > please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket > Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be -- To unsubscribe or change your settings for TWSocket mailing list please goto http://lists.elists.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/twsocket Visit our website at http://www.overbyte.be
