The Java FTP API Standardization project aims to organize users and developers asking for a RFC959-compliant FTP interface in the Java platform. Problematics and state-of-the-art are described in JavaWorld articles:
Whether you are final user, programmer, developer, IT architect, software designer/architect, project leader, salesman, product provider, idealist, or in any way favorable to a standard RFC959-compliant FTP interface in the Java platform, you can help.
Vote in the Sun Developer Connection for Request For Enhancement 4650689.
Since Sun/Oracle, not only has little time and resource, also considers the RFE low priority, the best chance to have a standardized FTP API in the Java platform is to introduce a Java Submission Request (JSR) into the Java Community Process (JCP) in order to get an open-source API integrated into the Java platform. A candidate for integration could be Jakarta Commons/Net [http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/net/]: join their mailing list, gather experts, and see if it is considered a good idea.
Jean-Pierre Norguet holds a Ph.D. in Information and Communication Technology from University of Brussels and a Master's degree in Information and Communication Technology from both University of Brussels and Ecole Centrale Paris. After three years of full-time Java development with IBM on mission-critical e-business applications, as team leader and coach, his areas of expertise grew to include the entire application development lifecycle. His research interests currently focus around Java technologies, ontology integration, bioinformatics, and Web usage mining. In addition to several Java articles online, Dr. Jean-Pierre Norguet's publications include J2EE books with Prentice Hall and IBM Press, as well as several articles in international research conferences, the proceedings of which have been edited by major scientific organizations like ACM, IEEE, and Springer-Verlag. His outside interests include artistic drawing, French theater acting, and kinesiologie (Bruxelles).