VLC 3.3.0 prevents navigate through FTP server files

After I connect to my ftp server, the player tries to play everything it’s in there rather than letting me navigate throughout my folder structure. I can’t explore through my folders. Seems like it behaves like a playlist but without me having the option to play what I want.

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What is your FTP server?

My server it's actually an external HDD sticked to my Wifi routher via USB. I'm using a ftp connection to access files on the HDD. With prevous version I was able to navigate through the folders and pick the media file I want tot play. Now, folders are seen as playlists and VLC plays the first media file meets. Also I'm not able use "next" and "previous" buttons to play the next media file within the same folder but I see this issue has been already reported.

I can reproduce. Thanks for the report!

The FTP server included in ubuntu by default does not support the MLST extension introduced to the ftp protocol in RFC 3659 in 2007. With the current implementation of the FTP browser, VLC cannot determine the type of the file without MLST, which explains the behavior.

I'll send a ticket on vlc upstream.

Thank you for your efforts!

Upstream ticket: vlc#26798

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/cc @ePirat

Not fixed upstream. Postponing.

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Not going to be fixed for 3.x it seems.

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This is tough to implement due to this not being machine-readable output that varies between server implementations.

hi. is my problem related to this? if not i will creta a new ticket. the first video is vlc. the nect is a random ftp client

vlc

FTPManager

Yes this is likely related to the lack of FTP folder browsing support with some FTP servers.

@solomoncyj Do you have details which FTP server (not the client) software this is?

Asus RT-AX53U

@ePirat this affects exotic FTP servers such as the default shipped by Debian and Ubuntu...

if i provide vlc a direct like to the file, it works, but i cannot browse directories. filezilla seems ok tho

Yes, this is exactly what the upstream ticket vlc#26798 is about.