/* Sends the LIST command to the server. If FILE is NULL, send just
`LIST' (no space). */
uerr_t
-ftp_list (int csock, const char *file)
+ftp_list (int csock, const char *file, enum stype rs)
{
char *request, *respline;
int nwritten;
const char *list_commands[] = { "LIST -a",
"LIST" };
+ /* 2008-01-29 SMS. For a VMS FTP server, where "LIST -a" may not
+ fail, but will never do what is desired here, skip directly to the
+ simple "LIST" command (assumed to be the last one in the list).
+ */
+ if (rs == ST_VMS)
+ i = countof (list_commands)- 1;
+
do {
/* Send request. */
request = ftp_request (list_commands[i], file);