bug#31691: 25.3; Emacs fails browsing remote files over FTP

[Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com>]

Hi Michael,

Michael Albinus <michael.albinus@gmx.de> writes:

> Maxim Cournoyer <maxim.cournoyer@gmail.com> writes:
>
> Hi Maxim,
>
>> * Reproduction steps:
>>
>> 1. Install FTP server (in my case I installed and started 'primitive
>> ftpd' with F-Droid on my Android phone).
>>
>> 2. Run: emacs -Q --eval '(find-file "/ftp:anonymous@192.168.1.101#12345:/")'
>> adapting for your local private IP address.
>>
>> This should leave you blank buffer. Visiting the buffer starting by *ftp
>> anonymous ...*, we can find:
>
> What do you mean with "This should leave you blank buffer."? Do you want
> to say, that just a blank buffer is shown, instead of the dired listing?

You guessed right, this is what is happening :)

> And do you see the same problem when connecting to any other ftp server,
> say "/ftp:anonymous@ftp.gnu.org:/"?

I adapted my repro command like this:

--8<---------------cut here---------------start------------->8---
emacs -Q --eval '(find-file "/ftp:anonymous@ftp.gnu.org:/")'
--8<---------------cut here---------------end--------------->8---

And obtained the listing... So maybe the bug is only exhibited with this
particular FTP server ('primitive ftp' from F-Droid on Android).

I just tried a second FTP server (the one included with Amaze, a file
manager available for Android on F-Droid), and found it exhibits the
same problem as with 'primite FTP' (I get a blank buffer instead of the
dired listing).

Maybe the problem only happen when attempting to use an FTP server on
Android?

Thank you!

Maxim