PK81016: mod_proxy_ftp cannot serve files with wildcards in their names

APAR status

• Closed as program error.

Error description

• By default when a filename with wildcards in its name
  ("*?[{~") is requested through mod_proxy_ftp, it provides a
  directory listing the files that match.  This is to allow
  browsing an FTP server via mod_proxy_ftp.
  
  This prevents retrieving files with wildcards in their
  names.
  

Local fix

Problem summary

• ****************************************************************
  * USERS AFFECTED: IBM HTTP Server users that need to           *
  * retrieve files with wildcards in their names using           *
  * mod_proxy_ftp.                                               *
  ****************************************************************
  * PROBLEM DESCRIPTION: Cannot retrieve files with wildcards    *
  * in their names via mod_proxy_ftp.  A directory listing is    *
  * returned instead.                                            *
  ****************************************************************
  * RECOMMENDATION: Apply this fix if you are using              *
  * mod_proxy_ftp and need to retrieve files with wildcards in   *
  * their names.                                                 *
  ****************************************************************
  Files with wildcards in their names cannot be retrieved
  using mod_proxy_ftp.
  

Problem conclusion

• Two new directives were added, ProxyFtpListOnWildcard and
  ProxyFtpEscapeWildcards.
  
  The ProxyFtpListOnWildcard directive (default on) controls
  whether wildcard characters ("*?[{~") in requested filenames
  cause mod_proxy_ftp to return a listing of files instead of
  downloading a file.  Set to "off" to allow downloading files
  even if they have wildcard characters in their names.
  
  The ProxyFtpEscapeWildcards directive controls whether
  wildcard characters ("*?[{~") in requested filenames are
  escaped with backslash before sending them to the FTP
  server.  That is the default behavior, but many FTP servers
  don't know about the escaping and try to serve the literal
  filenames they were sent, including the backslashes in the
  names.  Set to "off" to allow downloading files with
  wildcards in their names from FTP servers that don't
  understand wildcard escaping.
  
  This fix is targeted for IHS fixpacks:
   - 6.0.2.35
   - 6.1.0.25
   - 7.0.0.5
  

Temporary fix

Comments

APAR Information

• APAR is sysrouted FROM one or more of the following:

• APAR is sysrouted TO one or more of the following:

Fix information

• Fixed component name

  IBM HTTP SERVER

• Fixed component ID

  5724J0801

Applicable component levels

• R60A PSN

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• R60H PSN

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• R60I PSN

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• R60P PSN

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• R60S PSN

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• R60W PSN

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• R61A PSN

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• R61H PSN

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• R61I PSN

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• R61P PSN

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• R61S PSN

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• R61W PSN

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• R61Z PSN

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• R700 PSN

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