Frank Walker in another post and I are both having the same problem with an
FTP Web Request where the Request object is issuing a 'PWD' command followed
by a 'CWD' command using the results returned from the PWD command.

In my case the host system responds to the PWD with it's working directory
correctly but unfortunately it is returning an explicit path that is NOT
acceptable to it when the framework sends the CWD command.

Why is the WebRequest object sending these commands in the first place?  In
both of our cases it is breaking what probably would have worked had the
framework left well enough alone.

Is there something we can do about?  Anybody know anything about it?

Am I coming through as I registered MSDN member who should be receiving some
kind of response in these managed news groups?


---------- Code ----------------
   Sub Main()

        Dim oReader As StreamReader = Nothing
        Dim oRequest As FtpWebRequest = Nothing
        Dim oResponse As FtpWebResponse = Nothing

        Try
            oRequest = WebRequest.Create("ftp://USERNAME:PASSWORD@Majiq")
            oRequest.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.ListDirectory

            oResponse = oRequest.GetResponse
            oReader = New StreamReader(oResponse.GetResponseStream)
            Console.WriteLine(oReader.ReadToEnd)

            Console.WriteLine("-- Mission Accomplished --")

        Catch Ex As WebException
            Console.WriteLine(Ex.ToString)
        Catch ex As Exception
            Console.WriteLine(ex.Message)
        Finally
            Console.ReadLine()
        End Try

    End Sub

------------ Trace Output -------------
System.Net Verbose: 0 : [6124]
WebRequest::Create(ftp://USERNAME:PASSWORD@majiq/)
System.Net Information: 0 : [6124]
FtpWebRequest#39785641::.ctor(ftp://USERNAME:PASSWORD@majiq/)
System.Net Verbose: 0 : [6124] Exiting WebRequest::Create()     ->
FtpWebRequest#39785641
System.Net Verbose: 0 : [6124] FtpWebRequest#39785641::GetResponse()
System.Net Information: 0 : [6124]
FtpWebRequest#39785641::GetResponse(Method=NLST.)
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Socket#45523402::Socket(InterNetwork#2)
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Exiting Socket#45523402::Socket()
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124]
Socket#45523402::Connect(201:21#-918544865)
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Exiting Socket#45523402::Connect()
System.Net Information: 0 : [6124] Associating FtpWebRequest#39785641 with
FtpControlStream#35287174
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Socket#45523402::Receive()
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Data from Socket#45523402::Receive
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000000 : 32 32 30 20 6D 61 6A 69-71
5F 61 70 61 67 20 46 : 220 majiq_apag F
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000010 : 54 50 20 73 65 72 76 65-72
20 28 46 54 50 20 31 : TP server (FTP 1
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000020 : 2E 30 20 66 6F 72 20 53-74
72 61 74 75 73 20 53 : .0 for Stratus S
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000030 : 54 43 50 29 20 72 65 61-64
79 2E 20 28 43 6F 6D : TCP) ready. (Com
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000040 : 70 61 74 69 62 6C 65 20-77
69 74 68 20 4F 53 20 : patible with OS
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000050 : 54 43 50 2F 49 50 29 0D-0A
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Exiting Socket#45523402::Receive()
    -> 89#89
System.Net Information: 0 : [6124] FtpControlStream#35287174 - Received
response [220 majiq_apag FTP server (FTP 1.0 for Stratus STCP) ready.
(Compatible with OS TCP/IP)]
System.Net Information: 0 : [6124] FtpControlStream#35287174 - Sending
command [USER USERNAME]
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Socket#45523402::Send()
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Data from Socket#45523402::Send
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000000 : 55 53 45 52 20 4C 61 62-4E
65 74 0D 0A          : USER USERNAME..
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Exiting Socket#45523402::Send()     ->
13#13
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Socket#45523402::Receive()
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Data from Socket#45523402::Receive
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000000 : 33 33 31 20 50 61 73 73-77
6F 72 64 20 72 65 71 : 331 Password req
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000010 : 75 69 72 65 64 20 66 6F-72
20 4C 61 62 4E 65 74 : uired for USERNAME
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000020 : 2E 0D 0A                  
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Exiting Socket#45523402::Receive()
    -> 35#35
System.Net Information: 0 : [6124] FtpControlStream#35287174 - Received
response [331 Password required for USERNAME.]
System.Net Information: 0 : [6124] FtpControlStream#35287174 - Sending
command [PASS ********]
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Socket#45523402::Send()
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Data from Socket#45523402::Send
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000000 : 50 41 53 53 20 68 6F 6D-65
79 0D 0A             : PASS PASSWORD..
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Exiting Socket#45523402::Send()     ->
12#12
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Socket#45523402::Receive()
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Data from Socket#45523402::Receive
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000000 : 32 33 30 20 55 73 65 72-20
4C 61 62 4E 65 74 2E : 230 User USERNAME.
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000010 : 75 73 65 72 73 20 6C 6F-67
67 65 64 20 69 6E 2E : users logged in.
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000020 : 0D 0A                     
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Exiting Socket#45523402::Receive()
    -> 34#34
System.Net Information: 0 : [6124] FtpControlStream#35287174 - Received
response [230 User USERNAME.users logged in.]
System.Net Information: 0 : [6124] FtpControlStream#35287174 - Sending
command [OPTS utf8 on]
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Socket#45523402::Send()
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Data from Socket#45523402::Send
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000000 : 4F 50 54 53 20 75 74 66-38
20 6F 6E 0D 0A       : OPTS utf8 on..
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Exiting Socket#45523402::Send()     ->
14#14
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Socket#45523402::Receive()
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Data from Socket#45523402::Receive
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000000 : 35 30 30 20 43 6F 6D 6D-61
6E 64 20 6E 6F 74 20 : 500 Command not
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000010 : 75 6E 64 65 72 73 74 6F-6F
64 2E 0D 0A          : understood...
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Exiting Socket#45523402::Receive()
    -> 29#29
System.Net Information: 0 : [6124] FtpControlStream#35287174 - Received
response [500 Command not understood.]
System.Net Information: 0 : [6124] FtpControlStream#35287174 - Sending
command [PWD]
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Socket#45523402::Send()
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Data from Socket#45523402::Send
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000000 : 50 57 44 0D 0A            
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Exiting Socket#45523402::Send()     -> 5#5
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Socket#45523402::Receive()
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Data from Socket#45523402::Receive
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000000 : 32 35 37 20 22 25 6D 61-6A
69 71 5F 61 70 61 67 : 257 "%majiq_apag
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000010 : 23 64 30 31 3E 75 73 65-72
73 3E 61 70 63 6D 3E : #d01>users>apcm>
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000020 : 64 62 3E 70 74 70 3E 69-6E
22 20 69 73 20 63 75 : db>ptp>in" is cu
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000030 : 72 72 65 6E 74 20 64 69-72
65 63 74 6F 72 79 2E : rrent directory.
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000040 : 0D 0A                     
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Exiting Socket#45523402::Receive()
    -> 66#66
System.Net Information: 0 : [6124] FtpControlStream#35287174 - Received
response [257 "%majiq_apag#d01>users>apcm>db>ptp>in" is current directory.]
System.Net Information: 0 : [6124] FtpControlStream#35287174 - Sending
command [CWD %majiq_apag#d01>users>apcm>db>ptp>in/]
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Socket#45523402::Send()
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Data from Socket#45523402::Send
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000000 : 43 57 44 20 25 6D 61 6A-69
71 5F 61 70 61 67 23 : CWD %majiq_apag#
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000010 : 64 30 31 3E 75 73 65 72-73
3E 61 70 63 6D 3E 64 : d01>users>apcm>d
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000020 : 62 3E 70 74 70 3E 69 6E-2F
0D 0A                : b>ptp>in/..
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Exiting Socket#45523402::Send()     ->
43#43
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Socket#45523402::Receive()
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Data from Socket#45523402::Receive
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000000 : 35 35 30 20 25 6D 61 6A-69
71 5F 61 70 61 67 23 : 550 %majiq_apag#
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000010 : 64 30 31 3E 75 73 65 72-73
3E 61 70 63 6D 3E 64 : d01>users>apcm>d
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000020 : 62 3E 70 74 70 3E 69 6E-2F
3A 20 4E 6F 20 73 75 : b>ptp>in/: No su
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000030 : 63 68 20 66 69 6C 65 20-6F
72 20 64 69 72 65 63 : ch file or direc
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] 00000040 : 74 6F 72 79 2E 2E 0D 0A-  
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Exiting Socket#45523402::Receive()
    -> 72#72
System.Net Information: 0 : [6124] FtpControlStream#35287174 - Received
response [550 %majiq_apag#d01>users>apcm>db>ptp>in/: No such file or
directory..]
System.Net.Sockets Verbose: 0 : [6124] Socket#45523402::Dispose()
System.Net Information: 0 : [6124] FtpWebRequest#39785641::(Releasing FTP
connection#35287174.)
System.Net Error: 0 : [6124] Exception in the
FtpWebRequest#39785641::GetResponse - The remote server returned an error:
(550) File unavailable (e.g., file not found, no access).
System.Net Error: 0 : [6124]    at
System.Net.FtpWebRequest.SyncRequestCallback(Object obj)
   at System.Net.FtpWebRequest.RequestCallback(Object obj)
   at System.Net.CommandStream.Abort(Exception e)
   at System.Net.FtpWebRequest.FinishRequestStage(RequestStage stage)
   at System.Net.FtpWebRequest.GetResponse()
System.Net Verbose: 0 : [6124] Exiting FtpWebRequest#39785641::GetResponse()

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