diff --git a/WHATSNEW b/WHATSNEW
index 872c2c75e..0e1e84ffe 100644
--- a/WHATSNEW
+++ b/WHATSNEW
@@ -128,6 +128,9 @@ Fixed bugs:
 
 Other changes:
 --------------
+* doc fix concerning the dependencies of the ftp task
+  Bugzilla Report 29334.
+
 * <xmlvalidate> has now a property nested element,
   allowing to set string properties for the parser
   Bugzilla Report 23395.
diff --git a/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/ftp.html b/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/ftp.html
index ed4a8ac21..fa1095e46 100644
--- a/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/ftp.html
+++ b/docs/manual/OptionalTasks/ftp.html
@@ -14,8 +14,10 @@ list, delete files, and create directories.  See below for descriptions and exam
 to perform each task.</p>
 <p><b>Note:</b> This task depends on external libraries not included in the Ant distribution.
 See <a href="../install.html#commons-net">Library Dependencies</a> for more information.</p>
-<p>The ftp task makes no attempt to determine what file system syntax is
-required by the remote server, and defaults to Unix standards.
+<p>The ftp task attempts to determine what file system is in place on the FTP server.
+Supported server types are Unix, NT, OS2, VMS, and OS400.  In addition, NT and OS400 servers
+which have been configured to display the directory in Unix style are also supported correctly.
+Otherwise, the system will default to Unix standards.
 <i>remotedir</i> must be specified in the exact syntax required by the ftp
 server. If the usual Unix conventions are not supported by the server,
 <i>separator</i> can be used to set the file separator that should be used
diff --git a/docs/manual/install.html b/docs/manual/install.html
index 1f80829b2..3607c27d5 100644
--- a/docs/manual/install.html
+++ b/docs/manual/install.html
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ you need jakarta-oro 2.0.1 or later, and <a href="#commons-net">commons-net</a><
     <td><a name="commons-net">commons-net.jar</td>
     <td>ftp, rexec and telnet tasks<br>
     jakarta-oro 2.0.1 or later is required in any case together with commons-net.<br>
-    For a use with a Microsoft FTP server, a minimum version of commons-net of 1.2.0 or CVS HEAD from February 2004 or later is required.
+    For a use with a Microsoft FTP server, a minimum version of commons-net of 1.2.1 is required.
     </td>
     <td><a href="http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/net/index.html"
            target="_top">http://jakarta.apache.org/commons/net/index.html</a></td>