Odd folder behavior in ftp - Finder tells a folder with 76488991924 bytes has 0 KB

[Giaguara]

As if the finder -36 mystery in smb wasn't enough ..

When I connect to the server with ftp using Finder, I see the size of a certain folder be zero KB. Nothing shows in its contents. Finder tells the folder is empty in size and does not contain anything.

Windows shows in fftp (Filezilla) for this same exact folder "26 folders and 92 files with 76488991924 bytes."

So the size is far from 0, and also simply downloadin the files work...

ftp in Terminal on the Mac shows all contents of the folder correctly in this folder.

smb to the same server works - or should work, but

Domain=[someservername] OS=[EMC-SNAS:T5.4.21.400] Server=[NT1]
smb: \> cd suse
cd \suse\: ERRDOS - ERRbadfile (File not found.)
smb: \> ls -lias
ERRDOS - ERRbadfile (File not found.) listing -lias
63779 blocks of size 33553920. 5292 blocks available
smb: \>

All other folders appear to show the contents correctly.

Why doesn't this one?

Username and login work and are the same in all cases.

 

[Satcomer]

The Finder's ftp function is flakey at best. That is why I went to CyberDuck. I urge you give up on the Finder's ftp function.

I given up sending feedback/bug reports to Apple.

 

[Giaguara]

As for that particular server it will be always only downloading and never uploading, I wouldn't mind getting it to work in Finder - I'll be fine with ftp in Terminal but it's not always practical to grant every user the full privileges to Terminal.

So so far the most Finder like solution would be macfuse + MacFusion as with those it finally mounts the contents.

Why Finder sucks sometimes so bad is something I will probably wonder for a while ...