Posted by dorayme on 08/28/06 07:20

In article <gp25f2ljiubp059cp4t50h5qvbta300i9j@4ax.com>,
Steven Saunderson <phelum@Syd.au> wrote:

> On Mon, 28 Aug 2006 16:17:57 +1000, dorayme
> <doraymeRidThis@optusnet.com.au> wrote:
>
> > But, at another level, at
> >
> > URL /website/gallery/brainGym/
> >
> > I get
> >
> > Index of /website/gallery/brainGym
> > ? Parent Directory
> > ? Icon
> >
> > There it is! As a name!
>
> I would look at the HTML behind this list, especially the HREF. This
> should show you what the name actually is.

That's a thought! OK... here it is:

<h1>Index of /website/gallery/brainGym</h1>
<ul><li><a href="/website/gallery/"> Parent Directory</a></li>
<li><a href="Icon%0d"> Icon
</a></li>

Golly, what is that after the name? A space of some sort!? When I
answered Leo, I looked in my FTP program. To see the text of the
name field I press Return, the text of Icon was highlighted and
ended exactly after the "n" so I said it on the evidence before
me. But come to think of it, the way text fields operate in
Cyberduck might not be all that accurate a reflection of the name
as on the server. The above evidence might be more trustworthy at
least for the reason that it is produced without the fumblings of
any martians like me.

OK, it has a space or whatever. How does this in any way advance
the practical thing of killing this ghost off? I only have to ask
the question to realise I should at least try this:

.... to go back to the good Leo's suggestion, but this time, armed
with the clues via you, rename a known good file on my machine to
"Icon %0d" and try to upload it. And then delete it. God, this is
exciting and a lovely distraction from work... hang on there...

Nope! It uploaded ok but appeared with the name explicit as I
named it. And sat below the ghost. It was easily deleted and the
ghost as intractable as ever!

--
dorayme

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