Cannot Delete Files From FTP Server

From: Joel Janke (junk@datapexservices.com)
Date: 01/30/03


From: "Joel Janke" <junk@datapexservices.com>
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 13:06:56 -0800

Never mind...I was able to fix the problem.

I was able to use DIR /X to find the 8.3 directory. Then
I was able to use the RD /S command to remove the
directory. DEL didn't work, but RD /S appears to have
done the job.

- Joel

>-----Original Message-----
>Some yahoo at one of my clients opened up their FTP
Server
>for full anonymous internet access with read/write
>priviledges. The result now is that the IIS FTPROOT
folder
>is littered with hundreds of directories and and files
>created by hacker type folk. Neither Windows Explorer or
>the Command Line DEL command will allow me to delete
these
>files or directories. I even tried going into the
Command
>Line and doing a DIR /X command to get the
file/directory
>short names and then doing a DEL on the short name. The
>DEL command completes without error, but unfortunately it
>doesn't delete anything. I also tried doing a CHKDSK /F
>to see if that would make the files deletable, but no
>luck. Any ideas?
>
>.
>



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