After lots of investigation in the same issue I found this one to be extremely convenient:
https://github.com/flagbug/FlagFtp
For example (try doing this with the standard .net "library" - it will be a real pain) ->
Recursively retreving all files on the FTP server:
public IEnumerable<FtpFileInfo> GetFiles(string server, string user, string password)
{
var credentials = new NetworkCredential(user, password);
var baseUri = new Uri("ftp://" + server + "/");
var files = new List<FtpFileInfo>();
AddFilesFromSubdirectory(files, baseUri, credentials);
return files;
}
private void AddFilesFromSubdirectory(List<FtpFileInfo> files, Uri uri, NetworkCredential credentials)
{
var client = new FtpClient(credentials);
var lookedUpFiles = client.GetFiles(uri);
files.AddRange(lookedUpFiles);
foreach (var subDirectory in client.GetDirectories(uri))
{
AddFilesFromSubdirectory(files, subDirectory.Uri, credentials);
}
}
