PHP 4.0 Bug #4546: ftp_connect won't connect to a site that sends a message back

From: joe@cerbernet.co.uk Operating system: Redhat Linux PHP version: 4.0 Release Candidate 2 PHP Bug Type: Misbehaving function Bug description: ftp_connect won't connect to a site that sends a message back The ftp_connect() function is great, except for if I use it to connect to an FTP Server which outputs a logon message. eg. on Linux, if the file .message is present in the FTP home dir, the FTP server outputs the file, and ftp_connect() produces a visible warning, containing part of the server's logon message. This had me really stumped, until I deleted .message. As far as I can see, once ftp_connect reads a 230 from the server, it should keep on reading + ignoring until the socket's empty.. Thanks for the help + great language!