deleting files off ftp
 

i can't delete hidden files from my ftp acccount. i can't see any files in the directory, but i can't delete the whole directory because it's not empty. i don't have telnet acess to it to unhide them. any ideas ?

I use an SSH program that will show hidden files and also allow them to be deleted. Its called SSH secure shell... I don't have the install file, but its free for students if you can find it.

yeah i looked over at downloads.com and found a bunch of them

Get it taken care of?

The reason you can't DELETE is because you actually need to either A) delete all the files first(which you knew) or B) perform a recursive delete. Most advanced FTP progs have this feature. Look for LeechFTP on Downloads.com.

You can delete from the command line (even via FTP) but if you don't have ls access you need to know the filenames. If the site admin set up so you can't get or rm files you don't know the names to, you need their help to rm.

Nope not taken care off.