C#

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			Socket socket = openSocket();<br />
			SendCommand("MLSD");<br />
			if(statusCode != 125 && statusCode != 150) {<br />
				LogText = "Error opening connection\n";<br />
				return;<br />
			}<br />
			DateTime timeOutDate = DateTime.Now.AddSeconds(timeOut);<br />
			bldBuffer.Remove(0, bldBuffer.Length);<br />
			while(DateTime.Now < timeOutDate) {<br />
				int bytes = socket.Receive(buffer, buffer.Length, 0);<br />
				bldBuffer.Append(Encoding.ASCII.GetString(buffer, 0, bytes));<br />
				if(bytes < buffer.Length) {<br />
					// there weren't enough bytes to fill the buffer, so the stream is finished<br />
					break;<br />
				}<br />
			}<br />
			socket.Close();<br />