I am tying to FTP from Windows XP Pro using Windows Explorer.

Address example: ftp://host
Then File - Login as

Once you are logged into the remote ftp server I noticed the following on
the Unix/Linux systems.

SuSe ES9.0 - The dot files/directories and symbolic links are not available.
Solaris 2.5 - The dot files/directories are not available.

Works OK - All files available
AIX 5.2
HP-UX 11.00
Solaris 9, 8, 7, 6

I suspect an FTP version issue with this problem, that windows does not
communicate properly with SuSe ES 9.0 and Solaris 2.5. Any thoughts or
experience with this would be appreciated.