Filesystemwatcher and FTP

[newForumUser]

I am trying to get Filesystemwatcher(FSW) to monitor a REMOTE FTP site.

I mapped a drive letter to the ftp site using NETDRIVE (Novell's) and I asked FSW to monitor for changes(write,rename,delete) but it doesn't seem to detect the changes.

has anybody gotten FSW to monitor an FTP site?

 

[JohnH]

From documentation:

Remote computers must have one of the required platforms installed for the component to function properly. However, you cannot watch a remote Windows NT 4.0 computer from a Windows NT 4.0 computer.

Platforms
Windows 98, Windows 2000 SP4, Windows Server 2003, Windows XP Media Center Edition, Windows XP Professional x64 Edition, Windows XP SP2, Windows XP Starter Edition

Relevant info for you?

 

[newForumUser]

I wouldn't know what the remote machine is running...the information I have is the ftp address which is ftp.domain.com.

am not sure if it is legal to do reconnaissance work on a remote site.

 

[newForumUser]

and BTW i upgraded to VS .NET 2008 Express and .NET 3.5.

netcraft and whois didn't give me much information except for the Registration info.

I might have to do some digging around from my home computer over the weekend. but any help you can provide will be great about using FSW to monitor REMOTE FTP sites.

thank you.