[NET-474] Problem, in __getReply method, parsing reply code with leading space

• Type: Bug
• Status: Closed
• Priority: Major
• Resolution: Won't Fix
• Affects Version/s: 3.1
• Component/s: FTP

Environment

UNIX

• Assignee: Unassigned
• Reporter: Ahmad AMIN
• Created: 09/Jul/12 19:34
• Updated: 11/Jul/12 00:03
• Resolved: 10/Jul/12 17:01

Description

FTPClient.getStatus() function call failed complaining about malformed response code.

After tracing the code, I found the problem at following class and line:
org.apache.commons.net.ftp.FTP.__getReply(FTP.java:333)

The issue is that this method always expects reply code at position 0 of the returned reply string. If the reply string has some leading spaces, it fails to parse the reply code and returns malformed reply string.

Example of such a reply string:

      211-nhpssltest Ipswitch FTP Server
      Version 5.0.2
      Connected to 184.70.132.130
      Logged in as massba
      TYPE: ASCII, FORM: Nonprint; STRUcture: File; transfer MODE: STREAM
      No data connection
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