<natebroomfield@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>I am using IIS 6 on a Windows Server 2003 PC, patched up to date.
>
> There is an occassional problem where a filename in a directory
> accessible via FTP will cause FTP clients to hang when getting a
> directory listing. The filenames do not seem illegal in any way, and
> generally work for some time before causing the hang. I have tried
> this with several clients to eliminate the possibility that they are
> causing the problem. There are longer filenames in the directory that
> do not cause problems. I have tried to rename to account for any
> hidden characters.
>
> The most recent example is that golfpage.html caused the hang, renaming
> to golfpage.htm resolves it. If I download the file, delete from the
> server, copy the contents into a new text file, and upload it again as
> golfpage.html, I will once again hang the ftp clients.
>
> Any thoughts?
>