429726 - ftp browsing isn't rendering some directories until refresh of view

Status: RESOLVED INACTIVE

(Firefox :: General, defect)

Description

[Al Billings [:abillings - ex-MoCo]]

Navigating on ftp.mozilla.org, when I browse directories, I'm noticing a pattern where some directories don't render their contents until I hit refresh.

Steps to Reproduce
1. Navigate to ftp://ftp.mozilla.org
2. Select "pub" link

Result: Pretty FTP page comes up with column headers titled "Index of ftp://ftp.mozilla.org/pub/" but there are no files or directories listed.

3. Hit the refresh button

Result: Full list of directories and files is rendered in window following refresh. 

If I select the "Firefox" directory here, the /pub/firefox directory will then render without issue. If I then select the "nightly" directory, it renders with the same empty window as described above. On refresh, it will show its contents correctly.

This was seen in Mozilla/5.0 (Macintosh; U; Intel Mac OS X 10.5; en-US; rv:1.9pre) Gecko/2008041704 Minefield/3.0pre.

Comment 1

[:Gavin Sharp [email: [e-mail]]]

Can you reproduce similar problems with other FTP clients? This could be caused by a problem with the server or with your connection.

Comment 2

[Al Billings [:abillings - ex-MoCo]]

I checked with Firefox 2.0.0.14 and everything was working normally. I browsed through directories as always.

I also checked in Camino 1.6, which is based on 1.8.1, and it behaves normally and without issues. I can browse through the directories.

I then checked with Cyberduck, an OS X FTP client, no issues there either.