MDTM support

[davemon]

Is there any way of getting MDTM support for the Westhost account FTP uploads? I'd simply like to be able to match the date and timestamp on the files. I'm not necessarily sync-ing files and folders but I am using the webspace as backup for stored files wherein the timestamp could be important.

I understood from Customer Support that it currently is not activated but that it's possible to do so. Is it controlled by FTPd? I'm no expert on it, does anyone else know if anything can be done?

[davemon]

No one knows anything about this?

[cmichaelis]

Hi Davemon,

This will be supported in WestHost 4.0, yes. As a side note, mdtm just pulls the remote time - utime sets the time. For example:

ftp> dir .dns
227 Entering Passive Mode (67,212,236,217,152,186)
150 Accepted data connection
-rw-r--r-- 1 company company 23 Nov 5 2009 .dns
ftp> quote MDTM .dns
213 20091105183416
ftp> quote SITE UTIME .dns 20081105183416 20081105183416 20081105183416 UTC
250 UTIME OK
ftp> quote MDTM .dns
213 20081105183416
ftp> dir .dns
227 Entering Passive Mode (67,212,236,217,152,186)
150 Accepted data connection
-rw-r--r-- 1 company company 23 Nov 5 2008 .dns

While I'm at it, here is the full supported feature list for 4.0 FTP servers:

ftp> quote FEAT
211-Extensions supported:
EPRT
IDLE
MDTM
SIZE
REST STREAM
MLST type*;size*;sizd*;modify*;UNIX.mode*;UNIX.uid*;UNI X.gid*;unique*;
MLSD
AUTH TLS
PBSZ
PROT
ESTA
PASV
EPSV
SPSV
ESTP
211 End.

Cheers,
--Chris

[davemon]

That's good news, and thank you!