It's a known bug with FTP.  HP explained that FTP performs a file check to
see if the file being FTP exist. In the checking process, it renames the
file into a temporary file name which it later renames back to its original
file name.  HP is working on a fix to this problem.


-----Original Message-----
From: HP-3000 Systems Discussion [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On
Behalf Of Tom Brandt
Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 10:23 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: FTP changes modification date


When one copies a file from an HP3000 to another computer using FTP, and
the HP3000 is acting as the server, both the modification and access dates
and times on the source file are changed. Why is the modification date/time
changed, since the file is only copied, not changed? Is this a bug, or am I
missing something?


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