[Bug 71229] Gnome Remote Server applet modifies file permissions

[terzag]

Public bug reported:

I use the Gnome "Remote Server" applet to manage several web sites : I
mount the FTP server to my desktop so that I can browse it like a local
drive.

I'm not sure the applet is named "Remote Server" as I use Ubuntu in
French : in my language it is called "Se connecter à un serveur
distant".

It worked flawlessly in Dapper Drake but has a big problem in Edgy Eft.
I'm not sur if it's a bug from Gnome 2.16 or its integration in Ubuntu.

The problem is simple : whenever I transfer files to a FTP server with
this applet, it adds write access rights to anyone. I.e. if I upload a
file that has a chmod of 644 (read for everyone / write for owner), it
is set to 666 server-side.

It is reproducible for every file I upload from Edgy (even using the
LiveCD, so it's not related to a modification of my installed system).
Files uploaded from the Dapper LiveCD keep their permissions.

This behaviour leads to another problem which I've been able to
reproduce only with one french web hosting provider and I'm not sure of
what is happening (because I don't have access to the server's logs) :
after a PHP file has been uploaded on this particular provider's server,
it seems to keep its permissions server-side but is inaccessible. After
the permissions are manually modified with another FTP client, the file
is accessible.

I don't know how/why this happens, but I can reproduce the behaviour
explained in the first part of the message.

** Affects: gnome-applets (Ubuntu)
     Importance: Undecided
         Status: Unconfirmed

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Gnome Remote Server applet modifies file permissions
https://launchpad.net/bugs/71229