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Here are the steps to establish a directory on an FTP server using C#:

1. Create an instance of the FtpWebRequest class and specify the server URL.

FtpWebRequest request = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("ftp://ftp.example.com/new_directory");

1. Set the request method to "MKD" (make directory).

request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.MakeDirectory;

1. Set the FTP credentials.

request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("username", "password");

1. Send the request and get the FTP server response.

FtpWebResponse response = (FtpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();

1. Get the status code from the response.

Console.WriteLine("Directory created: {0}", response.StatusDescription);

1. Close the response.

response.Close();

The complete code:

FtpWebRequest request = (FtpWebRequest)WebRequest.Create("ftp://ftp.example.com/new_directory");
request.Method = WebRequestMethods.Ftp.MakeDirectory;
request.Credentials = new NetworkCredential("username", "password");

FtpWebResponse response = (FtpWebResponse)request.GetResponse();
Console.WriteLine("Directory created: {0}", response.StatusDescription);

response.Close();