FtpWebRequest Problem

[Bob Phillips]

Hello All:
I've seen some strange behavior with the .net FtpWebRequest component.


static void Main(string[] args)
{
Console.WriteLi ne("Connecting to server to list
directory...");
Uri uri = new Uri("ftp://192.168.0.3/data/");
FtpWebRequest listRequest =
(FtpWebRequest) WebRequest.Crea te(uri);
listRequest.Cre dentials = new NetworkCredenti al("user",
"pwd");
listRequest.Met hod = WebRequestMetho ds.Ftp.ListDire ctory;
listRequest.Kee pAlive = true;
listRequest.Use Binary = true;
listRequest.Use Passive = true;
FtpWebResponse listResponse =
(FtpWebResponse )listRequest.Ge tResponse();
//Console.WriteLi ne(listResponse .BannerMessage. ToString());

StreamReader reader = new
StreamReader(li stResponse.GetR esponseStream() );
string st = reader.ReadToEn d();
Console.WriteLi ne("List Response:");
Console.WriteLi ne(st);
Console.ReadLin e();
}

This code will produce a WebException 550 File unavailable. The
Response object StatusDescripti on contains the value "550 Arguements
too long". The folder contains about 800 files. If I change the Uri
to:
Uri uri = new Uri("ftp://192.168.0.3/data/000*.dat");
the program works - it brings back a directory listing matching the
uri. Does anyone know if there is a problem or limitation with the
..Net FTP components?
-Bob