FTP Fails with File Names Larger than 72 Characters (129695)



The information in this article applies to:

  • Microsoft Windows NT Workstation 3.5
  • Microsoft Windows NT Server 3.5

This article was previously published under Q129695

SYMPTOMS

When you attempt to use a GET or MGET command in Windows NT File Transfer Protocol (FTP) on a file with a filename larger than 72 characters, the following error message appears and drops you out of FTP and back to the command line:
An application error has occurred And an application error log is being generated.

FTP.EXE

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT version 3.5. This problem was corrected in Windows NT version 3.51.


Modification Type:MajorLast Reviewed:11/4/2003
Keywords:KB129695