RE: FTP->mdtm($file)

On Thu, 22 Jun 2000, Tushar, Kulkarni (GEL, MSX) wrote:

> Even I tried this, the message I got (ftp->message() ) is mdtm is not> implemented.> > -----Original Message-----> From: AGan...@globewireless.com> [mailto:AGan...@globewireless.com]> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2000 4:58 PM> To: perl...@listserv.ActiveState.com> Subject: FTP->mdtm($file)> > > Does anyone know is any problems with FTP->mdtm( ) method. For some reason,> I'm unable to get the modification time of a file from a ftp server. I'm> using PERL 522, NT 4.0. And the Perl Module is Net::Ftp. Please help me.>

The Net::FTP module is a client. If the server that is at the other 
end of a connection doesn't support the mtdm method there's nothing the
client can do about it. Some FTP servers support mdtd, others
(apparently most) don't.

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