FTP: Filenames in wrong char set

[thbenner]

Hello,

when trying to fetch a directory with a file with an invalid charset from an ftp server the whole directory is skiped. Is it possible to skip just the one file?

[thbenner]

After changing the file name, I got another error message on another file:
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Die Datei &quot;ftp://thomas@192.168.188.76/home/thomas/Downloads/FA Einzugsermächtigung 2023.pdf&quot; kann nicht gelesen werden.<br>
Die Zeichenkodierung konnte nicht automatisch erkannt werden: /home/thomas/Downloads/FA Einzugsermächtigung 2023.pdf
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Translation: The character encoding could not be detected automatically

[Zenju]

The server doesn't advertize itself as being UTF8-compatible, apparently.
When you run the "FEAT" command on the FTP server, what does it return?

[thbenner]

I have changed the server settings, but there is still a problem:

<td>Das Verzeichnis &quot;ftp://thomas@192.168.188.76/home/thomas/Downloads&quot; kann nicht gelesen werden.<br>
Unexpected FTP response. (-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 185608 Jan 28 13:27 FA Einzugserm�chtigung 2023.pdf) Ungültige Zeichenkodierung: [UTF-8] FA Einzugserm�chtigung 2023.pdf</td>

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C:\Users\benne>ftp 192.168.188.76
Verbindung mit 192.168.188.76 wurde hergestellt.
220 (vsFTPd 3.0.3)
200 Always in UTF8 mode.
Benutzer (192.168.188.76:(none)): thomas
331 Please specify the password.
Kennwort:
230 Login successful.
ftp> FEAT
Ungültiger Befehl
ftp> FEAT
Ungültiger Befehl
ftp>

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[Zenju]

I think the syntax for the "ftp" tool is

literal FEAT

[thbenner]

ftp> literal FEAT
211-Features:
UTF8
EPRT
EPSV
MDTM
PASV
REST STREAM
SIZE
TVFS
211 End
ftp>

[Zenju]

ftp> literal FEAT
211-Features:
UTF8

Apparently the servers does support UTF8.

I have changed the server settings

Which settings did you change?

[thbenner]

I have enabled the UTF-8 support in the config file but get still this error:

<td>Das Verzeichnis &quot;ftp://thomas@192.168.188.76/home/thomas/Downloads&quot; kann nicht gelesen werden.<br>
Unexpected FTP response. (-rw-r--r-- 1 1000 1000 185608 Jan 28 13:27 FA Einzugserm�chtigung 2023.pdf) Ungültige Zeichenkodierung: [UTF-8] FA Einzugserm�chtigung 2023.pdf</td>

[Zenju]

The � character is an ANSI-encoded "ä" stored on the server, decoded as UTF8 by the client (FFS). In other words it's corrupted data from FreeFileSync's perspective. The simplest fix would be to delete the file and upload again. This time it will be correctly UTF8-encoded.

[thbenner]

Is it possible to switch it to ANSI instead? Whenever a file is saved on the debian homeserver, the filename seems to be Ansi encoded.

[Zenju]

Die Zeichenkodierung konnte nicht automatisch erkannt werden: /home/thomas/Downloads/FA Einzugsermächtigung 2023.pdf
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Translation: The character encoding could not be detected automatically

This issue has been fixed for the next release:
https://www.mediafire.com/file/sir094feluq2t4t/FreeFileSync_12.2_%255BBeta%255D_Windows_Setup%25282%2529.exe

Is it possible to switch it to ANSI instead? Whenever a file is saved on the debian homeserver, the filename seems to be Ansi encoded.

This seems to be a bug of the FTP app that saved this file. Apparently the connection was UTF8, but the app sent the file name as ANSI instead.

[thbenner]

Thank you very much!