Nautilus can't copy directories with large number of files over FTP

[Serhiy]

I'm trying to use Nautilus to copy a directory with thousands of images (38950) plus some smaller folders (one thousand files total, a Drupal installation) from FTP server.
If I select everything except the large directory it copies just ok. But If I add the large one it stops after "preparing" the files and copying a couple of them (2 to 10) and there are no network activity (I use etherape to monitor). After that "copying" can only be stopped by killing nautilus.

It may be a server's fault but then Nautilus should handle this.

ProblemType: Bug
DistroRelease: Ubuntu 12.04
Package: nautilus 1:3.4.2-0ubuntu4
ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 3.2.0-30.48-generic-pae 3.2.27
Uname: Linux 3.2.0-30-generic-pae i686
NonfreeKernelModules: nvidia
ApportVersion: 2.0.1-0ubuntu12
Architecture: i386
Date: Thu Sep 13 01:03:18 2012
GsettingsChanges:
 org.gnome.nautilus.window-state geometry '625x999+655+25'
 org.gnome.nautilus.window-state maximized true
 org.gnome.nautilus.window-state sidebar-width 162
SourcePackage: nautilus
UpgradeStatus: No upgrade log present (probably fresh install)

[Launchpad Janitor (janitor)]

Status changed to 'Confirmed' because the bug affects multiple users.

[Sebastien Bacher (seb128)]

Thank you for taking the time to report this bug and helping to make Ubuntu better. The issue you are reporting is an upstream one and it would be nice if somebody having it could send the bug to the developers of the software by following the instructions at https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Bugs/Upstream/GNOME. If you have done so, please tell us the number of the upstream bug (or the link), so we can add a bugwatch that will inform us about its status. Thanks in advance.