void Main() { Uri uri = new Uri("ftp://ftp.prolib.de/Public/Why_VFP"); FtpWebRequest req = (FtpWebRequest)FtpWebRequest.Create(uri); req.Credentials = new NetworkCredential ("anonymous", "password"); req.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.GetDateTimestamp; using(FtpWebResponse resp = (FtpWebResponse)req.GetResponse()) { DateTime result = resp.LastModified; Console.WriteLine (result); } }I will provide a more detailed code later (after dinner and match on TV:)