Accessing files via FTP

My customers uploaded images and I would like to copy them to my local machine and reduce in size. The problem is that some of them use cyrilic characters in filenames. So, the filenames look like ????????.jpg. When I try to copy, delete or rename the files, I get error message "An error occured renaming the file or folder on FTP server. Make sure you have permissions to make this modification. Details: the filename, directory name or volume label syntax is incorrect".
How to get around of this problem please?

Omg... you should of renaming the files when they are uploaded to the server. With no difference if it is cyrillic or japaneese
Anyway, try to write a small script which will rename files. It usually depends on the FTP client you use, which is unable to display cyrillic (like mine Total Commander for example). So script should be able.

StPatrick said:

Omg... you should of renaming the files when they are uploaded to the server. With no difference if it is cyrillic or japaneese
Anyway, try to write a small script which will rename files. It usually depends on the FTP client you use, which is unable to display cyrillic (like mine Total Commander for example). So script should be able.

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Thanks Pat
I'll do it. But how to get rid of that shit on server? I need to delete them some how anyway

Well, once you will rename them, you will be able to delete as well. All you need is just a small script (ASP for example) which will go through all the files in folder and rename them to something else in a loop, using for example a number as a name.