changeset 1106:e26949411c71

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author Richard M. Stallman <rms@gnu.org>
date Sat, 12 Sep 1992 22:14:24 +0000
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+;; -*-Emacs-Lisp-*-
+;;; This needs to be changed to use comint as the mode for the FTP buffer.
+;; Description:  transparent FTP support for GNU Emacs
+
+;;; Copyright (C) 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992  Free Software Foundation, Inc.
+;;;
+;;; Author: Andy Norman (ange@hplb.hpl.hp.com)
+;;;
+;;; This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify
+;;; it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by
+;;; the Free Software Foundation; either version 1, or (at your option)
+;;; any later version.
+;;;
+;;; This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+;;; but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+;;; MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+;;; GNU General Public License for more details.
+;;;
+;;; A copy of the GNU General Public License can be obtained from this
+;;; program's author (send electronic mail to ange@hplb.hpl.hp.com) or from
+;;; the Free Software Foundation, Inc., 675 Mass Ave, Cambridge, MA
+;;; 02139, USA.
+
+;;; Description:
+;;;
+;;; This package attempts to make accessing files and directories using FTP
+;;; from within GNU Emacs as simple and transparent as possible.  A subset of
+;;; the common file-handling routines are extended to interact with FTP.
+
+;;; Installation:
+;;;
+;;; Byte-compile ange-ftp.el to ange-ftp.elc and put them both in a directory
+;;; on your load-path.  Load the package from your .emacs file with:
+;;;
+;;;   (require 'ange-ftp).
+;;;
+;;; ange-ftp can't sensibly be auto-loaded; you are either using it, or you
+;;; ain't.
+
+;;; Usage:
+;;;
+;;; Some of the common GNU Emacs file-handling operations have been made
+;;; FTP-smart.  If one of these routines is given a filename that matches
+;;; '/user@host:path' then it will spawn an FTP process connecting to machine
+;;; 'host' as account 'user' and perform its operation on the file 'path'.
+;;;
+;;; For example: if find-file is given a filename of:
+;;;
+;;;   /ange@anorman:/tmp/notes
+;;;
+;;; then ange-ftp will spawn an FTP process, connect to the host 'anorman' as
+;;; user 'ange', get the file '/tmp/notes' and pop up a buffer containing the
+;;; contents of that file as if it were on the local filesystem.  If ange-ftp
+;;; needed a password to connect then it would prompt the user in the
+;;; minibuffer.
+
+;;; Extended filename syntax:
+;;;
+;;; The default extended filename syntax is '/user@host:path', where the
+;;; 'user@' part may be omitted.  This syntax can be customised to a certain
+;;; extent by changing ange-ftp-path-format.  There are limitations.
+;;;
+;;; If the user part is omitted then ange-ftp will generate a default user
+;;; instead whose value depends on the variable ange-ftp-default-user.
+
+;;; Passwords:
+;;;
+;;; A password is required for each host / user pair.  This will be prompted
+;;; for when needed, unless already set by calling ange-ftp-set-passwd, or
+;;; specified in a *valid* ~/.netrc file.
+
+;;; Passwords for user "anonymous":
+;;;
+;;; Passwords for the user "anonymous" (or "ftp") are handled specially.  The
+;;; variable ange-ftp-generate-anonymous-password controls what happens: if
+;;; the value of this variable is a string, then this is used as the password;
+;;; if non-nil, then a password is created from the name of the user and the
+;;; hostname of the machine on which GNU Emacs is running; if nil (the
+;;; default) then the user is prompted for a password as normal.
+
+;;; "Dumb" UNIX hosts:
+;;;
+;;; The FTP servers on some UNIX machines have problems if the 'ls' command is
+;;; used.
+;;;
+;;; The routine ange-ftp-add-dumb-unix-host can be called to tell ange-ftp to
+;;; limit itself to the DIR command and not 'ls' for a given UNIX host.  Note
+;;; that this change will take effect for the current GNU Emacs session only.
+;;; See below for a discussion of non-UNIX hosts.  If a large number of
+;;; machines with similar hostnames have this problem then it is easier to set
+;;; the value of ange-ftp-dumb-unix-host-regexp in your .emacs file. ange-ftp
+;;; is unable to automatically recognize dumb unix hosts.
+
+;;; File name completion:
+;;;
+;;; Full file-name completion is supported on UNIX, VMS, CMS, and MTS hosts.
+;;; To do filename completion, ange-ftp needs a listing from the remote host.
+;;; Therefore, for very slow connections, it might not save any time.
+
+;;; FTP processes:
+;;;
+;;; When ange-ftp starts up an FTP process, it leaves it running for speed
+;;; purposes.  Some FTP servers will close the connection after a period of
+;;; time, but ange-ftp should be able to quietly reconnect the next time that
+;;; the process is needed.
+;;;
+;;; The FTP process will be killed should the associated "*ftp user@host*"
+;;; buffer be deleted.  This should not cause ange-ftp any grief.
+
+;;; Binary file transfers:
+;;;
+;;; By default ange-ftp will transfer files in ASCII mode.  If a file being
+;;; transferred matches the value of ange-ftp-binary-file-name-regexp then the
+;;; FTP process will be toggled into BINARY mode before the transfer and back
+;;; to ASCII mode after the transfer.
+
+;;; Account passwords:
+;;;
+;;; Some FTP servers require an additional password which is sent by the
+;;; ACCOUNT command.  ange-ftp partially supports this by allowing the user to
+;;; specify an account password by either calling ange-ftp-set-account, or by
+;;; specifying an account token in the .netrc file.  If the account password
+;;; is set by either of these methods then ange-ftp will issue an ACCOUNT
+;;; command upon starting the FTP process.
+
+;;; Preloading:
+;;;
+;;; ange-ftp can be preloaded, but must be put in the site-init.el file and
+;;; not the site-load.el file in order for the documentation strings for the
+;;; functions being overloaded to be available.
+
+;;; Status reports:
+;;;
+;;; Most ange-ftp commands that talk to the FTP process output a status
+;;; message on what they are doing.  In addition, ange-ftp can take advantage
+;;; of the FTP client's HASH command to display the status of transferring
+;;; files and listing directories.  See the documentation for the variables
+;;; ange-ftp-{ascii,binary}-hash-mark-size, ange-ftp-send-hash and
+;;; ange-ftp-process-verbose for more details.
+
+;;; Gateways:
+;;;
+;;; Sometimes it is neccessary for the FTP process to be run on a different
+;;; machine than the machine running GNU Emacs.  This can happen when the
+;;; local machine has restrictions on what hosts it can access.
+;;;
+;;; ange-ftp has support for running the ftp process on a different (gateway)
+;;; machine.  The way it works is as follows:
+;;;
+;;; 1) Set the variable 'ange-ftp-gateway-host' to the name of a machine
+;;;    that doesn't have the access restrictions.
+;;;
+;;; 2) Set the variable 'ange-ftp-local-host-regexp' to a regular expression
+;;;    that matches hosts that can be contacted from running a local ftp
+;;;    process, but fails to match hosts that can't be accessed locally.  For
+;;;    example:
+;;;
+;;;    "\\.hp\\.com$\\|^[^.]*$"
+;;;
+;;;    will match all hosts that are in the .hp.com domain, or don't have an
+;;;    explicit domain in their name, but will fail to match hosts with
+;;;    explicit domains or that are specified by their ip address.
+;;;
+;;; 3) Using NFS and symlinks, make sure that there is a shared directory with
+;;;    the *same* name between the local machine and the gateway machine.
+;;;    This directory is neccessary for temporary files created by ange-ftp.
+;;;
+;;; 4) Set the variable 'ange-ftp-gateway-tmp-name-template' to the name of
+;;;    this directory plus an identifying filename prefix.  For example:
+;;;
+;;;    "/nfs/hplose/ange/ange-ftp"
+;;;
+;;;    where /nfs/hplose/ange is a directory that is shared between the
+;;;    gateway machine and the local machine.
+;;;
+;;; The simplest way of getting a ftp process running on the gateway machine
+;;; is if you can spawn a remote shell using either 'rsh' or 'remsh'.  If you
+;;; can't do this for some reason such as security then points 7 onwards will
+;;; discuss an alternative approach.
+;;;
+;;; 5) Set the variable ange-ftp-gateway-program to the name of the remote
+;;;    shell process such as 'remsh' or 'rsh' if the default isn't correct.
+;;;
+;;; 6) Set the variable ange-ftp-gateway-program-interactive to nil if it
+;;;    isn't already.  This tells ange-ftp that you are using a remote shell
+;;;    rather than logging in using telnet or rlogin.
+;;;
+;;; That should be all you need to allow ange-ftp to spawn a ftp process on
+;;; the gateway machine.  If you have to use telnet or rlogin to get to the
+;;; gateway machine then follow the instructions below.
+;;;
+;;; 7) Set the variable ange-ftp-gateway-program to the name of the program
+;;;    that lets you log onto the gateway machine.  This may be something like
+;;;    telnet or rlogin.
+;;;
+;;; 8) Set the variable ange-ftp-gateway-prompt-pattern to a regular
+;;;    expression that matches the prompt you get when you login to the
+;;;    gateway machine.  Be very specific here; this regexp must not match
+;;;    *anything* in your login banner except this prompt.
+;;;    shell-prompt-pattern is far too general as it appears to match some
+;;;    login banners from Sun machines.  For example:
+;;;
+;;;    "^$*$ *"
+;;;
+;;; 9) Set the variable ange-ftp-gateway-program-interactive to 't' to let
+;;;    ange-ftp know that it has to "hand-hold" the login to the gateway
+;;;    machine.
+;;;
+;;; 10) Set the variable ange-ftp-gateway-setup-term-command to a UNIX command
+;;;     that will put the pty connected to the gateway machine into a
+;;;     no-echoing mode, and will strip off carriage-returns from output from
+;;;     the gateway machine.  For example:
+;;;
+;;;     "stty -onlcr -echo"
+;;;
+;;;     will work on HP-UX machines, whereas:
+;;;
+;;;     "stty -echo nl"
+;;;
+;;;     appears to work for some Sun machines.
+;;;
+;;; That's all there is to it.
+
+;;; Smart gateways:
+;;;
+;;; If you have a "smart" ftp program that allows you to issue commands like
+;;; "USER foo@bar" which do nice proxy things, then look at the variables
+;;; ange-ftp-smart-gateway and ange-ftp-smart-gateway-port.
+
+;;; Tips for using ange-ftp:
+;;;
+;;; 1. For dired to work on a host which marks symlinks with a trailing @ in
+;;;    an ls -alF listing, you need to (setq dired-ls-F-marks-symlinks t).
+;;;    Most UNIX systems do not do this, but ULTRIX does. If you think that
+;;;    there is a chance you might connect to an ULTRIX machine (such as
+;;;    prep.ai.mit.edu), then set this variable accordingly.  This will have
+;;;    the side effect that dired will have problems with symlinks whose names
+;;;    end in an @. If you get youself into this situation then editing
+;;;    dired's ls-switches to remove "F", will temporarily fix things.
+;;;
+;;; 2. If you know that you are connecting to a certain non-UNIX machine
+;;;    frequently, and ange-ftp seems to be unable to guess its host-type,
+;;;    then setting the appropriate host-type regexp
+;;;    (ange-ftp-vms-host-regexp, ange-ftp-mts-host-regexp, or
+;;;    ange-ftp-cms-host-regexp) accordingly should help. Also, please report
+;;;    ange-ftp's inability to recognize the host-type as a bug.
+;;;
+;;; 3. For slow connections, you might get "listing unreadable" error
+;;;    messages, or get an empty buffer for a file that you know has something
+;;;    in it. The solution is to increase the value of ange-ftp-retry-time.
+;;;    Its default value is 5 which is plenty for reasonable connections.
+;;;    However, for some transatlantic connections I set this to 20.
+;;;
+;;; 4. Beware of compressing files on non-UNIX hosts. Ange-ftp will do it by
+;;;    copying the file to the local machine, compressing it there, and then
+;;;    sending it back. Binary file transfers between machines of different
+;;;    architectures can be a risky business. Test things out first on some
+;;;    test files. See "Bugs" below. Also, note that ange-ftp copies files by
+;;;    moving them through the local machine. Again, be careful when doing
+;;;    this with binary files on non-Unix machines.
+;;;
+;;; 5. Beware that dired over ftp will use your setting of dired-no-confirm
+;;;    (list of dired commands for which confirmation is not asked).  You
+;;;    might want to reconsider your setting of this variable, because you
+;;;    might want confirmation for more commands on remote direds than on
+;;;    local direds. For example, I strongly recommend that you not include
+;;;    compress and uncompress in this list. If there is enough demand it
+;;;    might be a good idea to have an alist ange-ftp-dired-no-confirm of
+;;;    pairs ( TYPE . LIST ), where TYPE is an operating system type and LIST
+;;;    is a list of commands for which confirmation would be suppressed.  Then
+;;;    remote dired listings would take their (buffer-local) value of
+;;;    dired-no-confirm from this alist. Who votes for this?
+
+;;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+;;; Non-UNIX support:
+;;; ---------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+;;; VMS support:
+;;;
+;;; Ange-ftp has full support for VMS hosts, including tree dired support.  It
+;;; should be able to automatically recognize any VMS machine. However, if it
+;;; fails to do this, you can use the command ange-ftp-add-vms-host.  As well,
+;;; you can set the variable ange-ftp-vms-host-regexp in your .emacs file. We
+;;; would be grateful if you would report any failures to automatically
+;;; recognize a VMS host as a bug.
+;;;
+;;; Filename Syntax:
+;;;
+;;; For ease of *implementation*, the user enters the VMS filename syntax in a
+;;; UNIX-y way.  For example:
+;;;  PUB$:[ANONYMOUS.SDSCPUB.NEXT]README.TXT;1
+;;; would be entered as:
+;;;  /PUB$$:/ANONYMOUS/SDSCPUB/NEXT/README.TXT;1
+;;; i.e. to log in as anonymous on ymir.claremont.edu and grab the file:
+;;;  [.CSV.POLICY]RULES.MEM
+;;; you would type:
+;;;  C-x C-f /anonymous@ymir.claremont.edu:CSV/POLICY/RULES.MEM
+;;;
+;;; A legal VMS filename is of the form: FILE.TYPE;##
+;;; where FILE can be up to 39 characters
+;;;       TYPE can be up to 39 characters
+;;;       ## is a version number (an integer between 1 and 32,767)
+;;; Valid characters in FILE and TYPE are A-Z 0-9 _ - $
+;;; $ cannot begin a filename, and - cannot be used as the first or last
+;;; character.
+;;;
+;;; Tips:
+;;; 1. Although VMS is not case sensitive, EMACS running under UNIX is.
+;;;    Therefore, to access a VMS file, you must enter the filename with upper
+;;;    case letters.
+;;; 2. To access the latest version of file under VMS, you use the filename
+;;;    without the ";" and version number. You should always edit the latest
+;;;    version of a file. If you want to edit an earlier version, copy it to a
+;;;    new file first. This has nothing to do with ange-ftp, but is simply
+;;;    good VMS operating practice. Therefore, to edit FILE.TXT;3 (say 3 is
+;;;    latest version), do C-x C-f /ymir.claremont.edu:FILE.TXT. If you
+;;;    inadvertently do C-x C-f /ymir.claremont.edu:FILE.TXT;3, you will find
+;;;    that VMS will not allow you to save the file because it will refuse to
+;;;    overwrite FILE.TXT;3, but instead will want to create FILE.TXT;4, and
+;;;    attach the buffer to this file. To get out of this situation, M-x
+;;;    write-file /ymir.claremont.edu:FILE.TXT will attach the buffer to
+;;;    latest version of the file. For this reason, in tree dired "f"
+;;;    (dired-find-file), always loads the file sans version, whereas "v",
+;;;    (dired-view-file), always loads the explicit version number. The
+;;;    reasoning being that it reasonable to view old versions of a file, but
+;;;    not to edit them.
+;;; 3. EMACS has a feature in which it does environment variable substitution
+;;;    in filenames. Therefore, to enter a $ in a filename, you must quote it
+;;;    by typing $$. There is a bug in EMACS, in that it neglects to quote the
+;;;    $'s in the default directory when it writes it in the minibuffer.  You
+;;;    must edit the minibuffer to quote the $'s manually. Hopefully, this bug
+;;;    will be fixed in EMACS 19. If you use Sebastian Kremer's gmhist (V 4.26
+;;;    or newer), you will not have this problem.
+
+;;; MTS support:
+;;;
+;;; Ange-ftp has full support, including tree dired support, for hosts running
+;;; the Michigan terminal system.  It should be able to automatically
+;;; recognize any MTS machine. However, if it fails to do this, you can use
+;;; the command ange-ftp-add-mts-host.  As well, you can set the variable
+;;; ange-ftp-mts-host-regexp in your .emacs file. We would be grateful if you
+;;; would report any failures to automatically recognize a MTS host as a bug.
+;;;
+;;; Filename syntax:
+;;; 
+;;; MTS filenames are entered in a UNIX-y way. For example, if your account
+;;; was YYYY, the file FILE in the account XXXX: on mtsg.ubc.ca would be
+;;; entered as
+;;;   /YYYY@mtsg.ubc.ca:/XXXX:/FILE
+;;; In other words, MTS accounts are treated as UNIX directories. Of course,
+;;; to access a file in another account, you must have access permission for
+;;; it.  If FILE were in your own account, then you could enter it in a
+;;; relative path fashion as
+;;;   /YYYY@mtsg.ubc.ca:FILE
+;;; MTS filenames can be up to 12 characters. Like UNIX, the structure of the
+;;; filename does not contain a TYPE (i.e. it can have as many "."'s as you
+;;; like.) MTS filenames are always in upper case, and hence be sure to enter
+;;; them as such! MTS is not case sensitive, but an EMACS running under UNIX
+;;; is.
+
+;;; CMS support:
+;;; 
+;;; Ange-ftp has full support, including tree dired support, for hosts running
+;;; CMS.  It should be able to automatically recognize any CMS machine.
+;;; However, if it fails to do this, you can use the command
+;;; ange-ftp-add-cms-host.  As well, you can set the variable
+;;; ange-ftp-cms-host-regexp in your .emacs file. We would be grateful if you
+;;; would report any failures to automatically recognize a CMS host as a bug.
+;;; 
+;;; Filename syntax:
+;;;
+;;; CMS filenames are entered in a UNIX-y way. In otherwords, minidisks are
+;;; treated as UNIX directories. For example to access the file READ.ME in
+;;; minidisk *.311 on cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu, you would enter
+;;;   /anonymous@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu:/*.311/READ.ME
+;;; If *.301 is the default minidisk for this account, you could access
+;;; FOO.BAR on this minidisk as
+;;;   /anonymous@cuvmb.cc.columbia.edu:FOO.BAR
+;;; CMS filenames are of the form FILE.TYPE, where both FILE and TYPE can be
+;;; up to 8 characters. Again, beware that CMS filenames are always upper
+;;; case, and hence must be entered as such.
+;;;
+;;; Tips:
+;;; 1. CMS machines, with the exception of anonymous accounts, nearly always
+;;;    need an account password. To have ange-ftp send an account password,
+;;;    you can either include it in your .netrc file, or use
+;;;    ange-ftp-set-account.
+;;; 2. Ange-ftp cannot send "write passwords" for a minidisk. Hopefully, we
+;;;    can fix this.
+;;;
+;;; ------------------------------------------------------------------
+;;; Bugs:
+;;; ------------------------------------------------------------------
+;;; 
+;;; 1. Umask problems:
+;;;    Be warned that files created by using ange-ftp will take account of the
+;;;    umask of the ftp daemon process rather than the umask of the creating
+;;;    user.  This is particulary important when logging in as the root user.
+;;;    The way that I tighten up the ftp daemon's umask under HP-UX is to make
+;;;    sure that the umask is changed to 027 before I spawn /etc/inetd.  I
+;;;    suspect that there is something similar on other systems.
+;;;
+;;; 2. Some combinations of FTP clients and servers break and get out of sync
+;;;    when asked to list a non-existent directory.  Some of the ai.mit.edu
+;;;    machines cause this problem for some FTP clients. Using
+;;;    ange-ftp-kill-process can be used to restart the ftp process, which
+;;;    should get things back in synch.
+;;;
+;;; 3. Ange-ftp does not check to make sure that when creating a new file,
+;;;    you provide a valid filename for the remote operating system.
+;;;    If you do not, then the remote FTP server will most likely
+;;;    translate your filename in some way. This may cause ange-ftp to
+;;;    get confused about what exactly is the name of the file. The
+;;;    most common causes of this are using lower case filenames on systems
+;;;    which support only upper case, and using filenames which are too
+;;;    long.
+;;;
+;;; 4. Null (blank) passwords confuse both ange-ftp and some FTP daemons.
+;;;
+;;; 5. Ange-ftp likes to use pty's to talk to its FTP processes.  If GNU Emacs
+;;;    for some reason creates a FTP process that only talks via pipes then
+;;;    ange-ftp won't be getting the information it requires at the time that
+;;;    it wants it since pipes flush at different times to pty's.  One
+;;;    disgusting way around this problem is to talk to the FTP process via
+;;;    rlogin which does the 'right' things with pty's.
+;;;
+;;; 6. For CMS support, we send too many cd's. Since cd's are cheap, I haven't
+;;;    worried about this too much. Eventually, we should have some caching
+;;;    of the current minidisk.
+;;;    
+;;; 7. Some CMS machines do not assign a default minidisk when you ftp them as
+;;;    anonymous. It is then necessary to guess a valid minidisk name, and cd
+;;;    to it. This is (understandably) beyond ange-ftp.
+;;;
+;;; 8. Remote to remote copying of files on non-Unix machines can be risky.
+;;;    Depending on the variable ange-ftp-binary-file-name-regexp, ange-ftp
+;;;    will use binary mode for the copy. Between systems of different
+;;;    architecture, this still may not be enough to guarantee the integrity
+;;;    of binary files. Binary file transfers from VMS machines are
+;;;    particularly problematical. Should ange-ftp-binary-file-name-regexp be
+;;;    an alist of OS type, regexp pairs?
+;;;
+;;; 9. The code to do compression of files over ftp is not as careful as it
+;;;    should be. It deletes the old remote version of the file, before
+;;;    actually checking if the local to remote transfer of the compressed
+;;;    file succeeds. Of course to delete the original version of the file
+;;;    after transferring the compressed version back is also dangerous,
+;;;    because some OS's have severe restrictions on the length of filenames,
+;;;    and when the compressed version is copied back the "-Z" or ".Z" may be
+;;;    truncated. Then, ange-ftp would delete the only remaining version of
+;;;    the file.  Maybe ange-ftp should make backups when it compresses files
+;;;    (of course, the backup "~" could also be truncated off, sigh...).
+;;;    Suggestions?
+;;;
+
+;;; 10. If a dir listing is attempted for an empty directory on (at least
+;;;     some) VMS hosts, an ftp error is given. This is really an ftp bug, and
+;;;     I don't know how to get ange-ftp work to around it.
+;;;
+;;; 11. Bombs on filenames that start with a space. Deals well with filenames
+;;;     containing spaces, but beware that the remote ftpd may not like them
+;;;     much.
+;;;
+;;; 12. No classic dired support for non-UNIX systems. Tree dired was enough.
+;;; 
+;;; 13. The famous @ bug. As mentioned above in TIPS, ULTRIX marks symlinks
+;;;     with a trailing @ in a ls -alF listing. In order to account for this
+;;;     ange-ftp looks to chop trailing @'s off of symlink names when it is
+;;;     parsing a listing with the F switch. This will cause ange-ftp to
+;;;     incorrectly get the name of a symlink on a non-ULTRIX host if its name
+;;;     ends in an @. ange-ftp will correct itself if you take F out of the
+;;;     dired ls switches (C-u s will allow you to edit the switches). The
+;;;     dired buffer will be automatically reverted, which will allow ange-ftp
+;;;     to fix its files hashtable.  A cookie to anyone who can think of a
+;;;     fast, sure-fire way to recognize ULTRIX over ftp.
+
+;;; If you find any bugs or problems with this package, PLEASE either e-mail
+;;; the above author, or send a message to the ange-ftp-lovers mailing list
+;;; below.  Ideas and constructive comments are especially welcome.
+
+;;; ange-ftp-lovers:
+;;;
+;;; ange-ftp has its own mailing list modestly called ange-ftp-lovers.  All
+;;; users of ange-ftp are welcome to subscribe (see below) and to discuss
+;;; aspects of ange-ftp.  New versions of ange-ftp are posted periodically to
+;;; the mailing list.
+;;;
+;;; To [un]subscribe to ange-ftp-lovers, or to report mailer problems with the
+;;; list, please mail one of the following addresses:
+;;;
+;;;     ange-ftp-lovers-request@anorman.hpl.hp.com
+;;; or
+;;;     ange-ftp-lovers-request%anorman.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com
+;;;
+;;; Please don't forget the -request part.
+;;;
+;;; For mail to be posted directly to ange-ftp-lovers, send to one of the
+;;; following addresses:
+;;; 
+;;;     ange-ftp-lovers@anorman.hpl.hp.com
+;;; or
+;;;     ange-ftp-lovers%anorman.hpl.hp.com@hplb.hpl.hp.com
+;;;
+;;; Alternatively, there is a mailing list that only gets announcements of new
+;;; ange-ftp releases.  This is called ange-ftp-lovers-announce, and can be
+;;; subscribed to by e-mailing to the -request address as above.  Please make
+;;; it clear in the request which mailing list you wish to join.
+
+;;; The latest version of ange-ftp can usually be obtained via anonymous ftp
+;;; from:
+;;;     alpha.gnu.ai.mit.edu:ange-ftp/ange-ftp.tar.Z
+;;; or:
+;;;     ugle.unit.no:/pub/gnu/emacs-lisp/ange-ftp.tar.Z
+;;; or:
+;;;   archive.cis.ohio-state.edu:pub/gnu/emacs/elisp-archive/packages/ange-ftp.tar.Z
+
+;;; The archives for ange-ftp-lovers can be found via anonymous ftp under:
+;;;
+;;;     ftp.reed.edu:pub/mailing-lists/ange-ftp/
+
+;;; -----------------------------------------------------------
+;;; Technical information on this package:
+;;; -----------------------------------------------------------
+
+;;; The following GNU Emacs functions are replaced by this package:
+;;;
+;;;   write-region
+;;;   insert-file-contents
+;;;   dired-readin
+;;;   dired-revert
+;;;   dired-call-process
+;;;   diff
+;;;   delete-file
+;;;   read-file-name-internal
+;;;   verify-visited-file-modtime
+;;;   directory-files
+;;;   backup-buffer
+;;;   file-directory-p
+;;;   file-writable-p
+;;;   file-exists-p
+;;;   file-readable-p
+;;;   file-symlink-p
+;;;   file-attributes
+;;;   copy-file
+;;;   rename-file
+;;;   file-name-as-directory
+;;;   file-name-directory
+;;;   file-name-nondirectory
+;;;   file-name-completion
+;;;   directory-file-name
+;;;   expand-file-name
+;;;   file-name-all-completions
+
+;;; LISPDIR ENTRY for the Elisp Archive
+;;; 
+;;;    LCD Archive Entry:
+;;;    ange-ftp|Andy Norman|ange@hplb.hpl.hp.com
+;;;    |transparent FTP Support for GNU Emacs
+;;;    |$Date: 92/08/14 17:04:34 $|$Revision: 4.20 $|
+
+;;; Checklist for adding non-UNIX support for TYPE
+;;; 
+;;; The following functions may need TYPE versions:
+;;; (not all functions will be needed for every OS)
+;;;
+;;; ange-ftp-fix-path-for-TYPE
+;;; ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-for-TYPE
+;;; ange-ftp-TYPE-host
+;;; ange-ftp-TYPE-add-host
+;;; ange-ftp-parse-TYPE-listing
+;;; ange-ftp-TYPE-delete-file-entry
+;;; ange-ftp-TYPE-add-file-entry
+;;; ange-ftp-TYPE-file-name-as-directory
+;;;
+;;; Variables:
+;;;
+;;; ange-ftp-TYPE-host-regexp
+;;; May need to add TYPE to ange-ftp-dumb-host-types
+;;;
+;;; Check the following functions for OS dependent coding:
+;;;
+;;; ange-ftp-host-type
+;;; ange-ftp-guess-host-type
+;;; ange-ftp-allow-child-lookup
+;;;
+;;; For Tree Dired support:
+;;;
+;;; ange-ftp-dired-TYPE-insert-headerline
+;;; ange-ftp-dired-TYPE-move-to-filename
+;;; ange-ftp-dired-TYPE-move-to-end-of-filename
+;;; ange-ftp-dired-TYPE-get-filename
+;;; ange-ftp-dired-TYPE-between-files
+;;; ange-ftp-TYPE-make-compressed-filename
+;;; ange-ftp-dired-TYPE-ls-trim
+;;; ange-ftp-TYPE-bob-version
+;;; ange-ftp-dired-TYPE-clean-directory
+;;; ange-ftp-dired-TYPE-flag-backup-files
+;;; ange-ftp-dired-TYPE-backup-diff
+;;;
+;;; Variables for dired:
+;;;
+;;; ange-ftp-dired-TYPE-re-exe
+;;; ange-ftp-dired-TYPE-re-dir
+
+;;; Host type conventions:
+;;;
+;;; The function ange-ftp-host-type and the variable ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+;;; (mostly) follow the following conventions for remote host types.  At
+;;; least, I think that future code should try to follow these conventions,
+;;; and the current code should eventually be made compliant.
+;;;
+;;; nil = local host type, whatever that is (probably unix).
+;;;       Think nil as in "not a remote host". This value is used by
+;;;       ange-ftp-dired-host-type for local buffers.
+;;;
+;;; t = a remote host of unknown type. Think t is in true, it's remote.
+;;;     Currently, 'unix is used as the default remote host type.
+;;;     Maybe we should use t.
+;;;
+;;; 'type = a remote host of TYPE type.
+;;;
+;;; 'type:list = a remote host of TYPE type, using a specialized ftp listing
+;;;              program called list. This is currently only used for Unix
+;;;              dl (descriptive listings), when ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+;;;              is set to 'unix:dl.
+
+;;; Bug report codes:
+;;;
+;;; Because of their naive faith in this code, there are certain situations
+;;; which the writers of this program believe could never happen. However,
+;;; being realists they have put calls to 'error in the program at these
+;;; points. These errors provide a code, which is an integer, greater than 1.
+;;; To aid debugging.  the error codes, and the functions in which they reside
+;;; are listed below.
+;;; 
+;;; 1: See ange-ftp-ls
+;;;
+
+;;; -----------------------------------------------------------
+;;; Hall of fame:
+;;; -----------------------------------------------------------
+;;; 
+;;; Thanks to Roland McGrath for improving the filename syntax handling,
+;;; for suggesting many enhancements and for numerous cleanups to the code.
+;;;
+;;; Thanks to Jamie Zawinski for bugfixes and for ideas such as gateways.
+;;;
+;;; Thanks to Ken Laprade for improved .netrc parsing, password reading, and
+;;; dired / shell auto-loading.
+;;;
+;;; Thanks to Sebastian Kremer for tree dired support and for many ideas and
+;;; bugfixes.
+;;;
+;;; Thanks to Joe Wells for bugfixes, the original non-UNIX system support,
+;;; VOS support, and hostname completion.
+;;;
+;;; Thanks to Nakagawa Takayuki for many good ideas, filename-completion, help
+;;; with file-name expansion, efficiency worries, stylistic concerns and many
+;;; bugfixes.
+;;;
+;;; Thanks to Sandy Rutherford who re-wrote most of ange-ftp to support VMS,
+;;; MTS, CMS and UNIX-dls.  Sandy also added dired-support for non-UNIX OS and
+;;; auto-recognition of the host type.
+;;;
+;;; Thanks to Dave Smith who wrote the info file for ange-ftp.
+;;;
+;;; Finally, thanks to Keith Waclena, Mark D. Baushke, Terence Kelleher, Ping
+;;; Zhou, Edward Vielmetti, Jack Repenning, Mike Balenger, Todd Kaufmann,
+;;; Kjetil Svarstad, Tom Wurgler, Linus Tolke, Niko Makila, Carl Edman, Bill
+;;; Trost, Dave Brennan, Dan Jacobson, Andy Scott, Steve Anderson, Sanjay
+;;; Mathur, the folks on the ange-ftp-lovers mailing list and many others
+;;; whose names I've forgotten who have helped to debug and fix problems with
+;;; ange-ftp.el.
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; User customization variables.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-path-format
+  '("^/\\(\\([^@/:]*\\)@\\)?\\([^@/:]*\\):\\(.*\\)" . (3 2 4))
+  "*Format of a fully expanded remote pathname.  This is a cons
+\(REGEXP . \(HOST USER PATH\)\), where REGEXP is a regular expression matching
+the full remote pathname, and HOST, USER, and PATH are the numbers of
+parenthesized expressions in REGEXP for the components (in that order).")
+
+;; ange-ftp-multi-skip-msgs should only match ###-, where ### is one of
+;; the number codes corresponding to ange-ftp-good-msgs or ange-ftp-fatal-msgs.
+;; Otherwise, ange-ftp will go into multi-skip mode, and never come out.
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-multi-msgs
+  "^220-\\|^230-\\|^226\\|^25.-\\|^221-\\|^200-\\|^530-\\|^4[25]1-"
+  "*Regular expression matching messages from the ftp process that start
+a multiline reply.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-good-msgs
+  "^220 \\|^230 \\|^226 \\|^25. \\|^221 \\|^200 \\|^[Hh]ash mark"
+  "*Regular expression matching messages from the ftp process that indicate
+that the action that was initiated has completed successfully.")
+
+;; CMS and the odd VMS machine say 200 Port rather than 200 PORT.
+;; Also CMS machines use a multiline 550- reply to say that you
+;; don't have write permission. ange-ftp gets into multi-line skip
+;; mode and hangs. Have it ignore 550- instead. It will then barf
+;; when it gets the 550 line, as it should.
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-skip-msgs
+  (concat "^200 \\(PORT\\|Port\\) \\|^331 \\|^150 \\|^350 \\|^[0-9]+ bytes \\|"
+	  "^Connected \\|^$\\|^Remote system\\|^Using\\|^ \\|Password:\\|"
+	  "^local:\\|^Trying\\|^125 \\|^550-\\|^221 .*oodbye")
+  "*Regular expression matching messages from the ftp process that can be
+ignored.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-fatal-msgs
+  (concat "^ftp: \\|^Not connected\\|^530 \\|^4[25]1 \\|rcmd: \\|"
+	  "^No control connection\\|unknown host\\|^lost connection")
+  "*Regular expression matching messages from the FTP process that indicate
+something has gone drastically wrong attempting the action that was
+initiated and that the FTP process should (or already has) been killed.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-gateway-fatal-msgs
+  "No route to host\\|Connection closed\\|No such host\\|Login incorrect"
+  "*Regular expression matching messages from the rlogin / telnet process that
+indicates that logging in to the gateway machine has gone wrong.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-xfer-size-msgs
+  "^150 .* connection for .* (\\([0-9]+\\) bytes)"
+  "*Regular expression used to determine the number of bytes in a FTP transfer.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-tmp-name-template "/tmp/ange-ftp"
+  "*Template used to create temporary files.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-gateway-tmp-name-template "/tmp/ange-ftp"
+  "*Template used to create temporary files when ftp-ing through a gateway.
+Files starting with this prefix need to be accessible from BOTH the local
+machine and the gateway machine, and need to have the SAME name on both
+machines, that is, /tmp is probably NOT what you want, since that is rarely
+cross-mounted.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-netrc-filename "~/.netrc"
+  "*File in .netrc format to search for passwords.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-disable-netrc-security-check nil
+  "*If non-nil avoid checking permissions on the .netrc file.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-default-user nil
+  "*User name to use when none is specied in a pathname.
+If nil, then the name under which the user is logged in is used.
+If non-nil but not a string, the user is prompted for the name.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-default-password nil
+  "*Password to use when the user is the same as ange-ftp-default-user.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-default-account nil
+  "*Account password to use when the user is the same as ange-ftp-default-user.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-generate-anonymous-password nil
+  "*If t, use a password of user@host when logging in as the anonymous user.
+If a string then use that as the password.
+If nil then prompt the user for a password.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-dumb-unix-host-regexp nil
+  "*If non-nil, if the host being ftp'd to matches this regexp then the FTP
+process uses the \'dir\' command to get directory information.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-binary-file-name-regexp
+  (concat "\\.Z$\\|\\.lzh$\\|\\.arc$\\|\\.zip$\\|\\.zoo$\\|\\.tar$\\|"
+	  "\\.dvi$\\|\\.ps$\\|\\.elc$\\|TAGS$\\|\\.gif$\\|"
+	  "\\.EXE\\(;[0-9]+\\)?$\\|\\.Z-part-..$")
+  "*If a file matches this regexp then it is transferred in binary mode.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-gateway-host nil
+  "*Name of host to use as gateway machine when local FTP isn't possible.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-local-host-regexp ".*"
+  "*If a host being FTP'd to matches this regexp then the ftp process is started
+locally, otherwise the FTP process is started on \`ange-ftp-gateway-host\'
+instead.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-gateway-program-interactive nil
+  "*If non-nil then the gateway program is expected to connect to the gateway
+machine and eventually give a shell prompt.  Both telnet and rlogin do something
+like this.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-gateway-program (if (eq system-type 'hpux) "remsh" "rsh")
+  "*Name of program to spawn a shell on the gateway machine.  Valid candidates
+are rsh (remsh on hp-ux), telnet and rlogin.  See also the gateway variable
+above.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-gateway-prompt-pattern "^[^#$%>;]*[#$%>;] *"
+  "*Regexp used to detect that the logging-in sequence is completed on the
+gateway machine and that the shell is now awaiting input.  Make this regexp as
+strict as possible; it shouldn't match *anything* at all except the user's
+initial prompt.  The above string will fail under most SUN-3's since it
+matches the login banner.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-gateway-setup-term-command
+  (if (eq system-type 'hpux)
+      "stty -onlcr -echo\n"
+    "stty -echo nl\n")
+  "*Command to use after logging in to the gateway machine to stop the terminal
+echoing each command and to strip out trailing ^M characters.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-smart-gateway nil
+  "*If the gateway FTP is smart enough to use proxy server, then don't bother
+telnetting etc, just issue a user@host command instead.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-smart-gateway-port "21"
+  "*Port on gateway machine to use when smart gateway is in operation.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-send-hash t
+  "*If non-nil, send the HASH command to the FTP client.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-binary-hash-mark-size nil
+  "*Default size, in bytes, between hash-marks when transferring a binary file.
+If NIL, this variable will be locally overridden if the FTP client outputs a
+suitable response to the HASH command.  If non-NIL then this value takes
+precedence over the local value.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-ascii-hash-mark-size 1024
+  "*Default size, in bytes, between hash-marks when transferring an ASCII file.
+This variable is buffer-local and will be locally overridden if the FTP client
+outputs a suitable response to the HASH command.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-process-verbose t
+  "*If non-NIL then be chatty about interaction with the FTP process.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-ftp-program-name "ftp"
+  "*Name of FTP program to run.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-gateway-ftp-program-name "ftp"
+  "*Name of FTP program to run on gateway machine.
+Some AT&T folks claim to use something called `pftp' here.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-ftp-program-args '("-i" "-n" "-g" "-v")
+  "*A list of arguments passed to the FTP program when started.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-nslookup-program nil
+  "*If non-NIL then a string naming nslookup program." )
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-make-backup-files ()
+  "*A list of operating systems for which ange-ftp will make Emacs backup
+files files on the remote host. For example, '\(unix\) makes sense, but
+'\(unix vms\) or '\(vms\) would be silly, since vms makes its own backups.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-retry-time 5
+  "*Number of seconds to wait before retrying if a file or listing
+doesn't arrive. This might need to be increased for very slow connections.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-auto-save 0
+  "If 1, allows ange-ftp files to be auto-saved.
+If 0, suppresses auto-saving of ange-ftp files.
+Don't use any other value.")
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; Hash table support.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(require 'backquote)
+
+(defun ange-ftp-make-hashtable (&optional size)
+  "Make an obarray suitable for use as a hashtable.
+SIZE, if supplied, should be a prime number."
+  (make-vector (or size 31) 0))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-map-hashtable (fun tbl)
+  "Call FUNCTION on each key and value in HASHTABLE."
+  (mapatoms
+   (function 
+    (lambda (sym)
+      (funcall fun (get sym 'key) (get sym 'val))))
+   tbl))
+
+(defmacro ange-ftp-make-hash-key (key)
+  "Convert KEY into a suitable key for a hashtable."
+  (` (if (stringp (, key))
+	 (, key)
+       (prin1-to-string (, key)))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-get-hash-entry (key tbl)
+  "Return the value associated with KEY in HASHTABLE."
+  (let ((sym (intern-soft (ange-ftp-make-hash-key key) tbl)))
+    (and sym (get sym 'val))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-put-hash-entry (key val tbl)
+  "Record an association between KEY and VALUE in HASHTABLE."
+  (let ((sym (intern (ange-ftp-make-hash-key key) tbl)))
+    (put sym 'val val)
+    (put sym 'key key)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-del-hash-entry (key tbl)
+  "Copy all symbols except KEY in HASHTABLE and return modified hashtable."
+  (let* ((len (length tbl))
+	 (new-tbl (ange-ftp-make-hashtable len))
+	 (i (1- len)))
+    (ange-ftp-map-hashtable
+     (function
+      (lambda (k v)
+	(or (equal k key)
+	    (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry k v new-tbl))))
+     tbl)
+    (while (>= i 0)
+      (aset tbl i (aref new-tbl i))
+      (setq i (1- i)))
+    tbl))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-hash-entry-exists-p (key tbl)
+  "Return whether there is an association for KEY in TABLE."
+  (intern-soft (ange-ftp-make-hash-key key) tbl))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-hash-table-keys (tbl)
+  "Return a sorted list of all the active keys in the hashtable, as strings."
+  (sort (all-completions "" tbl)
+	(function string-lessp)))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; Internal variables.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defconst ange-ftp-version "$Revision: 4.20 $")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-data-buffer-name " *ftp data*"
+  "Buffer name to hold directory listing data received from ftp process.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-netrc-modtime nil
+  "Last modified time of the netrc file from file-attributes.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-user-hashtable (ange-ftp-make-hashtable)
+  "Hash table holding associations between HOST, USER pairs.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-passwd-hashtable (ange-ftp-make-hashtable)
+  "Mapping between a HOST, USER pair and a PASSWORD for them.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-account-hashtable (ange-ftp-make-hashtable)
+  "Mapping between a HOST, USER pair and a ACCOUNT password for them.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-files-hashtable (ange-ftp-make-hashtable 97)
+  "Hash table for storing directories and their respective files.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-ls-cache-lsargs nil
+  "Last set of args used by ange-ftp-ls.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-ls-cache-file nil
+  "Last file passed to ange-ftp-ls.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-ls-cache-res nil
+  "Last result returned from ange-ftp-ls.")
+
+(defconst ange-ftp-expand-dir-hashtable (ange-ftp-make-hashtable))
+
+(defconst ange-ftp-expand-dir-regexp "^5.0 \\([^: ]+\\):")
+
+;; These are local variables in each FTP process buffer.
+(defvar ange-ftp-hash-mark-unit nil)
+(defvar ange-ftp-hash-mark-count nil)
+(defvar ange-ftp-xfer-size nil)
+(defvar ange-ftp-process-string nil)
+(defvar ange-ftp-process-result-line nil)
+(defvar ange-ftp-process-busy nil)
+(defvar ange-ftp-process-result nil)
+(defvar ange-ftp-process-multi-skip nil)
+(defvar ange-ftp-process-msg nil)
+(defvar ange-ftp-process-continue nil)
+(defvar ange-ftp-last-percent nil)
+
+;; These variables are bound by one function and examined by another.
+;; Leave them void globally for error checking.
+(defvar ange-ftp-this-file)
+(defvar ange-ftp-this-dir)
+(defvar ange-ftp-this-user)
+(defvar ange-ftp-this-host)
+(defvar ange-ftp-completion-ignored-pattern)
+(defvar ange-ftp-trample-marker)
+
+;; New error symbols.
+(put 'ftp-error 'error-conditions '(ftp-error file-error error))
+;; (put 'ftp-error 'error-message "FTP error")
+
+;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;; Match-data support (stolen from Kyle I think)
+;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defmacro ange-ftp-save-match-data (&rest body)
+  "Execute the BODY forms, restoring the global value of the match data.
+Before executing BODY, case-fold-search is locally bound to nil."
+  (let ((original (make-symbol "match-data"))
+	case-fold-search)
+    (list
+     'let (list (list original '(match-data)))
+     (list 'unwind-protect
+           (cons 'progn body)
+           (list 'store-match-data original)))))
+
+(put 'ange-ftp-save-match-data 'lisp-indent-hook 0)
+(put 'ange-ftp-save-match-data 'edebug-form-hook '(&rest form))
+
+;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;; Enhanced message support.
+;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defun ange-ftp-message (fmt &rest args)
+  "Output the given message, but truncate to the size of the minibuffer
+window."
+  (let ((msg (apply (function format) fmt args))
+	(max (window-width (minibuffer-window))))
+    (if (>= (length msg) max)
+	(setq msg (concat "> " (substring msg (- 3 max)))))
+    (message "%s" msg)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename (file &optional new)
+  "Abbreviate the given filename relative to the default-directory.  If the
+optional parameter NEW is given and the non-directory parts match, only return
+the directory part of the file."
+  (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+    (if (and default-directory
+	     (string-match (concat "^"
+				   (regexp-quote default-directory)
+				   ".") file))
+	(setq file (substring file (1- (match-end 0)))))
+    (if (and new
+	     (string-equal (file-name-nondirectory file)
+			   (file-name-nondirectory new)))
+	(setq file (file-name-directory file)))
+    (or file "./")))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; User / Host mapping support.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defun ange-ftp-set-user (host user)
+  "For a given HOST, set or change the default USER."
+  (interactive "sHost: \nsUser: ")
+  (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry host user ange-ftp-user-hashtable))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-get-user (host)
+  "Given a HOST, return the default USER."
+  (ange-ftp-parse-netrc)
+  (let ((user (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry host ange-ftp-user-hashtable)))
+    (or user
+	(prog1
+	    (setq user
+		  (cond ((stringp ange-ftp-default-user)
+			 ;; We have a default name.  Use it.
+			 ange-ftp-default-user)
+			(ange-ftp-default-user
+			 ;; Ask the user.
+			 (let ((enable-recursive-minibuffers t))
+			   (read-string (format "User for %s: " host)
+					(user-login-name))))
+			;; Default to the user's login name.
+			(t
+			 (user-login-name))))
+	  (ange-ftp-set-user host user)))))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; Password support.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defun ange-ftp-read-passwd (prompt &optional default)
+  "Read a password, echoing `.' for each character typed.
+End with RET, LFD, or ESC.  DEL or C-h rubs out.  C-u kills line.
+Optional DEFAULT is password to start with."
+  (let ((pass (if default default ""))
+	(c 0)
+	(echo-keystrokes 0)
+	(cursor-in-echo-area t))
+    (while (progn (message "%s%s"
+			   prompt
+			   (make-string (length pass) ?.))
+		  (setq c (read-char))
+		  (and (/= c ?\r) (/= c ?\n) (/= c ?\e)))
+      (if (= c ?\C-u)
+	  (setq pass "")
+	(if (and (/= c ?\b) (/= c ?\177))
+	    (setq pass (concat pass (char-to-string c)))
+	  (if (> (length pass) 0)
+	      (setq pass (substring pass 0 -1))))))
+    (message "")
+;;    (ange-ftp-repaint-minibuffer)
+    pass))
+
+(defmacro ange-ftp-generate-passwd-key (host user)
+  (` (concat (, host) "/" (, user))))
+
+(defmacro ange-ftp-lookup-passwd (host user)
+  (` (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry (ange-ftp-generate-passwd-key (, host) (, user))
+			      ange-ftp-passwd-hashtable)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-set-passwd (host user passwd)
+  "For a given HOST and USER, set or change the associated PASSWORD."
+  (interactive (list (read-string "Host: ")
+		     (read-string "User: ")
+		     (ange-ftp-read-passwd "Password: ")))
+  (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry (ange-ftp-generate-passwd-key host user)
+			   passwd
+			   ange-ftp-passwd-hashtable))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-get-host-with-passwd (user)
+  "Given a USER, return a host we know the password for."
+  (ange-ftp-parse-netrc)
+  (catch 'found-one
+    (ange-ftp-map-hashtable
+     (function (lambda (host val)
+		 (if (ange-ftp-lookup-passwd host user)
+		     (throw 'found-one host))))
+     ange-ftp-user-hashtable)
+    (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+      (ange-ftp-map-hashtable
+       (function
+	(lambda (key value)
+	  (if (string-match "^[^/]*\\(/\\).*$" key)
+	      (let ((host (substring key 0 (match-beginning 1))))
+		(if (and (string-equal user (substring key (match-end 1)))
+			 value)
+		    (throw 'found-one host))))))
+       ange-ftp-passwd-hashtable))
+    nil))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-get-passwd (host user)
+  "Return the password for specified HOST and USER, asking user if necessary."
+  (ange-ftp-parse-netrc)
+
+  ;; look up password in the hash table first; user might have overriden the
+  ;; defaults.
+  (cond ((ange-ftp-lookup-passwd host user))
+	
+	;; see if default user and password set from the .netrc file.
+	((and (stringp ange-ftp-default-user)
+	      ange-ftp-default-password
+	      (string-equal user ange-ftp-default-user))
+	 ange-ftp-default-password)
+	
+	;; anonymous ftp password is handled specially since there is an
+	;; unwritten rule about how that is used on the Internet.
+	((and (or (string-equal user "anonymous")
+		  (string-equal user "ftp"))
+	      ange-ftp-generate-anonymous-password)
+	 (if (stringp ange-ftp-generate-anonymous-password)
+	     ange-ftp-generate-anonymous-password
+	   (concat (user-login-name) "@" (system-name))))
+	
+	;; see if same user has logged in to other hosts; if so then prompt
+	;; with the password that was used there.
+	(t
+	 (let* ((other (ange-ftp-get-host-with-passwd user))
+		(passwd (if other
+			    
+			    ;; found another machine with the same user.
+			    ;; Try that account.
+			    (ange-ftp-read-passwd
+			     (format "passwd for %s@%s (same as %s@%s): "
+				     user host user other)
+			     (ange-ftp-lookup-passwd other user))
+			  
+			  ;; I give up.  Ask the user for the password.
+			  (ange-ftp-read-passwd
+			   (format "Password for %s@%s: " user host)))))
+	   (ange-ftp-set-passwd host user passwd)
+	   passwd))))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; Account support
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+;; Account passwords must be either specified in the .netrc file, or set
+;; manually by calling ange-ftp-set-account.  For the moment, ange-ftp doesn't
+;; check to see whether the FTP process is actually prompting for an account
+;; password.
+ 
+(defun ange-ftp-set-account (host user account)
+  "For a given HOST and USER, set or change the associated ACCOUNT password."
+  (interactive (list (read-string "Host: ")
+		     (read-string "User: ")
+		     (ange-ftp-read-passwd "Account password: ")))
+  (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry (ange-ftp-generate-passwd-key host user)
+			   account
+			   ange-ftp-account-hashtable))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-get-account (host user)
+  "Given a HOST and USER, return the FTP account."
+  (ange-ftp-parse-netrc)
+  (or (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry (ange-ftp-generate-passwd-key host user)
+			       ange-ftp-account-hashtable)
+      (and (stringp ange-ftp-default-user)
+	   (string-equal user ange-ftp-default-user)
+	   ange-ftp-default-account)))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; ~/.netrc support
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defun ange-ftp-chase-symlinks (file)
+  "Return the filename that FILENAME references, following all symbolic links."
+  (let (temp)
+    (while (setq temp (ange-ftp-real-file-symlink-p file))
+      (setq file
+	    (if (file-name-absolute-p temp)
+		temp
+	      (concat (file-name-directory file) temp)))))
+  file)
+
+(defun ange-ftp-parse-netrc-token (token limit)
+  "Move along current line looking for the value of the TOKEN.
+Valid separators between TOKEN and its value are commas and
+whitespace.  Second arg LIMIT is a limit for the search."
+  (if (search-forward token limit t)
+      (let (beg)
+	(skip-chars-forward ", \t\r\n" limit)
+	(if (eq (following-char) ?\")	;quoted token value
+	    (progn (forward-char 1)
+		   (setq beg (point))
+		   (skip-chars-forward "^\"" limit)
+		   (forward-char 1)
+		   (buffer-substring beg (1- (point))))
+	  (setq beg (point))
+	  (skip-chars-forward "^, \t\r\n" limit)
+	  (buffer-substring beg (point))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-parse-netrc-group ()
+  "Extract the values for the tokens  \`machine\', \`login\', \`password\'
+and \`account\' in the current buffer.  If successful, record the information
+found."
+  (beginning-of-line)
+  (let ((start (point))
+	(end (progn (re-search-forward "machine\\|default"
+				       (point-max) 'end 2) (point)))
+	machine login password account)
+    (goto-char start)
+    (setq machine  (ange-ftp-parse-netrc-token "machine"  end)
+	  login    (ange-ftp-parse-netrc-token "login"    end)
+	  password (ange-ftp-parse-netrc-token "password" end)
+	  account  (ange-ftp-parse-netrc-token "account"  end))
+    (if (and machine login)
+	;; found a `machine` token.
+	(progn
+	  (ange-ftp-set-user machine login)
+	  (ange-ftp-set-passwd machine login password)
+	  (and account
+	       (ange-ftp-set-account machine login account)))
+      (goto-char start)
+      (if (search-forward "default" end t)
+	  ;; found a `default' token
+	  (progn
+	    (setq login    (ange-ftp-parse-netrc-token "login"    end)
+		  password (ange-ftp-parse-netrc-token "password" end)
+		  account  (ange-ftp-parse-netrc-token "account"  end))
+	    (and login
+		 (setq ange-ftp-default-user login))
+	    (and password
+		 (setq ange-ftp-default-password password))
+	    (and account
+		 (setq ange-ftp-default-account account)))))
+    (goto-char end)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-parse-netrc ()
+  "If ~/.netrc file exists and has the correct permissions then extract the
+\`machine\', \`login\', \`password\' and \`account\' information from within."
+
+  ;; We set this before actually doing it to avoid the possibility
+  ;; of an infinite loop if ange-ftp-netrc-filename is an FTP file.
+  (interactive)
+  (let* ((file (ange-ftp-chase-symlinks
+		(ange-ftp-real-expand-file-name ange-ftp-netrc-filename)))
+	 (attr (ange-ftp-real-file-attributes file)))
+    (if (and attr			; file exists.
+	     (not (equal (nth 5 attr) ange-ftp-netrc-modtime)))	; file changed
+	(ange-ftp-save-match-data
+	  (if (or ange-ftp-disable-netrc-security-check
+		  (and (eq (nth 2 attr) (user-uid)) ; Same uids.
+		       (string-match ".r..------" (nth 8 attr))))
+	      (save-excursion
+		;; we are cheating a bit here.  I'm trying to do the equivalent
+		;; of find-file on the .netrc file, but then nuke it afterwards.
+		;; with the bit of logic below we should be able to have
+		;; encrypted .netrc files.
+		(set-buffer (generate-new-buffer "*ftp-.netrc*"))
+		(ange-ftp-real-insert-file-contents file)
+		(setq buffer-file-name file)
+		(setq default-directory (file-name-directory file))
+		(normal-mode t)
+		(mapcar 'funcall find-file-hooks)
+		(setq buffer-file-name nil)
+		(goto-char (point-min))
+		(while (not (eobp))
+		  (ange-ftp-parse-netrc-group))
+		(kill-buffer (current-buffer)))
+	    (ange-ftp-message "%s either not owned by you or badly protected."
+			      ange-ftp-netrc-filename)
+	    (sit-for 1))
+	  (setq ange-ftp-netrc-modtime (nth 5 attr))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-generate-root-prefixes ()
+  "Return a list of prefixes of the form 'user@host:' to be used when
+completion is done in the root directory."
+  (ange-ftp-parse-netrc)
+  (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+    (let (res)
+      (ange-ftp-map-hashtable
+       (function
+	(lambda (key value)
+	  (if (string-match "^[^/]*\\(/\\).*$" key)
+	      (let ((host (substring key 0 (match-beginning 1)))
+		    (user (substring key (match-end 1))))
+		(setq res (cons (list (concat user "@" host ":"))
+				res))))))
+       ange-ftp-passwd-hashtable)
+      (ange-ftp-map-hashtable
+       (function (lambda (host user)
+		   (setq res (cons (list (concat host ":"))
+				   res))))
+       ange-ftp-user-hashtable)
+      (or res (list nil)))))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; Remote pathname syntax support.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defmacro ange-ftp-ftp-path-component (n ns path)
+  "Extract the Nth ftp path component from NS."
+  (` (let ((elt (nth (, n) (, ns))))
+       (if (match-beginning elt)
+	   (substring (, path) (match-beginning elt) (match-end elt))))))
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-ftp-path-arg "")
+(defvar ange-ftp-ftp-path-res nil)
+
+(defun ange-ftp-ftp-path (path)
+  "Parse PATH according to ange-ftp-path-format (which see).
+Returns a list (HOST USER PATH), or nil if PATH does not match the format."
+  (if (string-equal path ange-ftp-ftp-path-arg)
+      ange-ftp-ftp-path-res
+    (setq ange-ftp-ftp-path-arg path
+	  ange-ftp-ftp-path-res
+	  (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+	    (if (string-match (car ange-ftp-path-format) path)
+		(let* ((ns (cdr ange-ftp-path-format))
+		       (host (ange-ftp-ftp-path-component 0 ns path))
+		       (user (ange-ftp-ftp-path-component 1 ns path))
+		       (path (ange-ftp-ftp-path-component 2 ns path)))
+		  (if (zerop (length user))
+		      (setq user (ange-ftp-get-user host)))
+		  (list host user path))
+	      nil)))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-replace-path-component (fullpath path)
+  "Take a FULLPATH that matches according to ange-ftp-path-format and
+replace the path component with PATH."
+  (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+    (if (string-match (car ange-ftp-path-format) fullpath)
+	(let* ((ns (cdr ange-ftp-path-format))
+	       (elt (nth 2 ns)))
+	  (concat (substring fullpath 0 (match-beginning elt))
+		  path
+		  (substring fullpath (match-end elt)))))))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; Miscellaneous utils.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+;; (setq ange-ftp-tmp-keymap (make-sparse-keymap))
+;; (define-key ange-ftp-tmp-keymap "\C-m" 'exit-minibuffer)
+
+;; (defun ange-ftp-repaint-minibuffer ()
+;;   "Gross hack to set minibuf_message = 0, so that the contents of the
+;; minibuffer will show."
+;;   (if (eq (selected-window) (minibuffer-window))
+;;       (if (fboundp 'allocate-event)
+;; 	  ;; lemacs
+;; 	  (let ((unread-command-event (character-to-event ?\C-m
+;; 							  (allocate-event)))
+;; 		(enable-recursive-minibuffers t))
+;; 	    (read-from-minibuffer "" nil ange-ftp-tmp-keymap nil))
+;; 	;; v18 GNU Emacs
+;; 	(let ((unread-command-char ?\C-m)
+;; 	      (enable-recursive-minibuffers t))
+;; 	  (read-from-minibuffer "" nil ange-ftp-tmp-keymap nil)))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-ftp-process-buffer (host user)
+  "Return the name of the buffer that collects output from the ftp process
+connected to the given HOST and USER pair."
+  (concat "*ftp " user "@" host "*"))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-error (host user msg)
+  "Display the last chunk of output from the ftp process for the given HOST
+USER pair, and signal an error including MSG in the text."
+  (let ((cur (selected-window))
+	(pop-up-windows t))
+    (pop-to-buffer
+     (get-buffer-create
+      (ange-ftp-ftp-process-buffer host user)))
+    (goto-char (point-max))
+    (select-window cur))
+  (signal 'ftp-error (list (format "FTP Error: %s" msg))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-set-buffer-mode ()
+  "Set the correct modes for the current buffer if it is visiting a remote
+file."
+  (if (and (stringp buffer-file-name)
+	   (ange-ftp-ftp-path buffer-file-name))
+      (progn
+	(auto-save-mode ange-ftp-auto-save)
+	(make-variable-buffer-local 'revert-buffer-function)
+	(setq revert-buffer-function 'ange-ftp-revert-buffer))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-kill-ftp-process (buffer)
+  "If the BUFFER's visited filename or default-directory is an ftp filename
+then kill the related ftp process."
+  (interactive "bKill FTP process associated with buffer: ")
+  (if (null buffer)
+      (setq buffer (current-buffer)))
+  (let ((file (or (buffer-file-name) default-directory)))
+    (if file
+	(let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path (expand-file-name file))))
+	  (if parsed
+	      (let ((host (nth 0 parsed))
+		    (user (nth 1 parsed)))
+		(kill-buffer (ange-ftp-ftp-process-buffer host user))))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-quote-string (string)
+  "Quote any characters in STRING that may confuse the ftp process."
+  (apply (function concat)
+	 (mapcar (function
+		   (lambda (char)
+		     (if (or (<= char ? )
+			     (> char ?\~)
+		             (= char ?\")
+			     (= char ?\\))
+			 (vector ?\\ char)
+		       (vector char))))
+		 string)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-barf-if-not-directory (directory)
+  (or (file-directory-p directory)
+      (signal 'file-error
+	      (list "Opening directory"
+		    (if (file-exists-p directory)
+			"not a directory"
+		      "no such file or directory")
+		    directory))))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; FTP process filter support.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defun ange-ftp-process-handle-line (line proc)
+  "Look at the given LINE from the ftp process PROC.  Try to catagorize it
+into one of four categories: good, skip, fatal, or unknown."
+  (cond ((string-match ange-ftp-xfer-size-msgs line)
+	 (setq ange-ftp-xfer-size
+	       (ash (string-to-int (substring line
+					      (match-beginning 1)
+					      (match-end 1)))
+		    -10)))
+	((string-match ange-ftp-skip-msgs line)
+	 t)
+	((string-match ange-ftp-good-msgs line)
+	 (setq ange-ftp-process-busy nil
+	       ange-ftp-process-result t
+	       ange-ftp-process-result-line line))
+	((string-match ange-ftp-fatal-msgs line)
+	 (delete-process proc)
+	 (setq ange-ftp-process-busy nil
+	       ange-ftp-process-result-line line))
+	((string-match ange-ftp-multi-msgs line)
+	 (setq ange-ftp-process-multi-skip t))
+	(ange-ftp-process-multi-skip
+	 t)
+	(t
+	 (setq ange-ftp-process-busy nil
+	       ange-ftp-process-result-line line))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-process-log-string (proc str)
+  "For a given PROCESS, log the given STRING at the end of its
+associated buffer."
+  (let ((old-buffer (current-buffer)))
+    (unwind-protect
+	(let (moving)
+	  (set-buffer (process-buffer proc))
+	  (setq moving (= (point) (process-mark proc)))
+	  (save-excursion
+	    ;; Insert the text, moving the process-marker.
+	    (goto-char (process-mark proc))
+	    (insert str)
+	    (set-marker (process-mark proc) (point)))
+	  (if moving (goto-char (process-mark proc))))
+      (set-buffer old-buffer))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-set-xfer-size (host user bytes)
+  "Set the size of the next FTP transfer in bytes."
+  (let ((proc (ange-ftp-get-process host user)))
+    (if proc
+	(let ((buf (process-buffer proc)))
+	  (if buf
+	      (save-excursion
+		(set-buffer buf)
+		(setq ange-ftp-xfer-size (ash bytes -10))))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-process-handle-hash (str)
+  "Remove hash marks from STRING and display count so far."
+  (setq str (concat (substring str 0 (match-beginning 0))
+		    (substring str (match-end 0)))
+	ange-ftp-hash-mark-count (+ (- (match-end 0)
+				       (match-beginning 0))
+				    ange-ftp-hash-mark-count))
+  (and ange-ftp-process-msg
+       ange-ftp-process-verbose
+       (not (eq (selected-window) (minibuffer-window)))
+       (not (boundp 'search-message))	;screws up isearch otherwise
+       (not cursor-in-echo-area)	;screws up y-or-n-p otherwise
+       (let ((kbytes (ash (* ange-ftp-hash-mark-unit
+			     ange-ftp-hash-mark-count)
+			  -6)))
+       (if (zerop ange-ftp-xfer-size)
+	   (ange-ftp-message "%s...%dk" ange-ftp-process-msg kbytes)
+	 (let ((percent (/ (* 100 kbytes) ange-ftp-xfer-size)))
+	   ;; cut out the redisplay of identical %-age messages.
+	   (if (not (eq percent ange-ftp-last-percent))
+	       (progn
+		 (setq ange-ftp-last-percent percent)
+		 (ange-ftp-message "%s...%d%%" ange-ftp-process-msg percent)))))))
+  str)
+
+(defun ange-ftp-call-cont (cont result line)
+  "Call the function specified by CONT.  CONT can be either a function or a
+list of a function and some args.  The first two parameters passed to the
+function will be RESULT and LINE.  The remaining args will be taken from CONT
+if a list was passed."
+  (if cont
+      (if (and (listp cont)
+	       (not (eq (car cont) 'lambda)))
+	  (apply (car cont) result line (cdr cont))
+	(funcall cont result line))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-process-filter (proc str)
+  "Build up a complete line of output from the ftp PROCESS and pass it
+on to ange-ftp-process-handle-line to deal with."
+  (let ((buffer (process-buffer proc))
+	(old-buffer (current-buffer)))
+
+    ;; see if the buffer is still around... it could have been deleted.
+    (if (buffer-name buffer)
+	(unwind-protect
+	    (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+	      (set-buffer (process-buffer proc))
+	      
+	      ;; handle hash mark printing
+	      (and ange-ftp-hash-mark-unit
+		   ange-ftp-process-busy
+		   (string-match "^#+$" str)
+		   (setq str (ange-ftp-process-handle-hash str)))
+	      (ange-ftp-process-log-string proc str)
+	      (if ange-ftp-process-busy
+		  (progn
+		    (setq ange-ftp-process-string (concat ange-ftp-process-string
+							  str))
+		    
+		    ;; if we gave an empty password to the USER command earlier
+		    ;; then we should send a null password now.
+		    (if (string-match "Password: *$" ange-ftp-process-string)
+			(send-string proc "\n"))))
+	      (while (and ange-ftp-process-busy
+			  (string-match "\n" ange-ftp-process-string))
+		(let ((line (substring ange-ftp-process-string
+				       0
+				       (match-beginning 0))))
+		  (setq ange-ftp-process-string (substring ange-ftp-process-string
+							   (match-end 0)))
+		  (while (string-match "^ftp> *" line)
+		    (setq line (substring line (match-end 0))))
+		  (ange-ftp-process-handle-line line proc)))
+
+	      ;; has the ftp client finished?  if so then do some clean-up
+	      ;; actions.
+	      (if (not ange-ftp-process-busy)
+		  (progn
+		    ;; reset the xfer size
+		    (setq ange-ftp-xfer-size 0)
+
+		    ;; issue the "done" message since we've finished.
+		    (if (and ange-ftp-process-msg
+			     ange-ftp-process-verbose
+			     ange-ftp-process-result)
+			(progn
+			  (ange-ftp-message "%s...done" ange-ftp-process-msg)
+;;			  (ange-ftp-repaint-minibuffer)
+			  (setq ange-ftp-process-msg nil)))
+		    
+		    ;; is there a continuation we should be calling?  if so,
+		    ;; we'd better call it, making sure we only call it once.
+		    (if ange-ftp-process-continue
+			(let ((cont ange-ftp-process-continue))
+			  (setq ange-ftp-process-continue nil)
+			  (ange-ftp-call-cont cont
+					      ange-ftp-process-result
+					      ange-ftp-process-result-line))))))
+	  (set-buffer old-buffer)))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-process-sentinel (proc str)
+  "When ftp process changes state, nuke all file-entries in cache."
+  (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+    (let ((name (process-name proc)))
+      (if (string-match "\\*ftp \\([^@]+\\)@\\([^*]+\\)*" name)
+	  (let ((user (substring name (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1)))
+		(host (substring name (match-beginning 2) (match-end 2))))
+	    (ange-ftp-wipe-file-entries host user))))
+    (setq ange-ftp-ls-cache-file nil)))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; Gateway support.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defun ange-ftp-use-gateway-p (host)
+  "Returns whether to access this host via a normal (non-smart) gateway."
+  ;; yes, I know that I could simplify the following expression, but it is
+  ;; clearer (to me at least) this way.
+  (and (not ange-ftp-smart-gateway)
+       (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+	 (not (string-match ange-ftp-local-host-regexp host)))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-use-smart-gateway-p (host)
+  "Returns whether to access this host via a smart gateway."
+  (and ange-ftp-smart-gateway
+       (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+	 (not (string-match ange-ftp-local-host-regexp host)))))
+
+
+;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;; Temporary file location and deletion...
+;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-tmp-name-files ())
+(defvar ange-ftp-tmp-name-hashtable (ange-ftp-make-hashtable 10))
+(defvar ange-ftp-pid nil)
+
+(defun ange-ftp-get-pid ()
+  "Half-hearted attempt to get the current process's id."
+  (setq ange-ftp-pid (substring (make-temp-name "") 1)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-make-tmp-name (host)
+  "This routine will return the name of a new file."
+  (let* ((template (if (ange-ftp-use-gateway-p host)
+		       ange-ftp-gateway-tmp-name-template
+		     ange-ftp-tmp-name-template))
+	 (pid (or ange-ftp-pid (ange-ftp-get-pid)))
+	 (start ?a)
+	 file entry)
+    (while 
+	(progn
+	  (setq file (format "%s%c%s" template start pid))
+	  (setq entry (intern file ange-ftp-tmp-name-hashtable))
+	  (or (memq entry ange-ftp-tmp-name-files)
+	      (ange-ftp-real-file-exists-p file)))
+      (if (> (setq start (1+ start)) ?z)
+	  (progn
+	    (setq template (concat template "X"))
+	    (setq start ?a))))
+    (setq ange-ftp-tmp-name-files
+	  (cons entry ange-ftp-tmp-name-files))
+    file))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-del-tmp-name (temp)
+  (setq ange-ftp-tmp-name-files
+	(delq (intern temp ange-ftp-tmp-name-hashtable)
+	      ange-ftp-tmp-name-files))
+  (condition-case ()
+      (ange-ftp-real-delete-file temp)
+    (error nil)))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; Interactive gateway program support.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-gwp-running t)
+(defvar ange-ftp-gwp-status nil)
+
+(defun ange-ftp-gwp-sentinel (proc str)
+  (setq ange-ftp-gwp-running nil))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-gwp-filter (proc str)
+  (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+    (ange-ftp-process-log-string proc str)
+    (cond ((string-match "login: *$" str)
+	   (send-string proc
+			(concat
+			 (let ((ange-ftp-default-user t))
+			   (ange-ftp-get-user ange-ftp-gateway-host))
+			 "\n")))
+	  ((string-match "Password: *$" str)
+	   (send-string proc
+			(concat
+			 (ange-ftp-get-passwd ange-ftp-gateway-host
+					      (ange-ftp-get-user
+					       ange-ftp-gateway-host))
+			 "\n")))
+	  ((string-match ange-ftp-gateway-fatal-msgs str)
+	   (delete-process proc)
+	   (setq ange-ftp-gwp-running nil))
+	  ((string-match ange-ftp-gateway-prompt-pattern str)
+	   (setq ange-ftp-gwp-running nil
+		 ange-ftp-gwp-status t)))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-gwp-start (host user name args)
+  "Login to the gateway machine and fire up an ftp process."
+  (let* ((gw-user (ange-ftp-get-user ange-ftp-gateway-host))
+	 (proc (start-process name name 
+			      ange-ftp-gateway-program
+			      ange-ftp-gateway-host))
+	 (ftp (mapconcat (function identity) args " ")))
+    (process-kill-without-query proc)
+    (set-process-sentinel proc (function ange-ftp-gwp-sentinel))
+    (set-process-filter proc (function ange-ftp-gwp-filter))
+    (set-marker (process-mark proc) (point))
+    (setq ange-ftp-gwp-running t
+	  ange-ftp-gwp-status nil)
+    (ange-ftp-message "Connecting to gateway %s..." ange-ftp-gateway-host)
+    (while ange-ftp-gwp-running		;perform login sequence
+      (accept-process-output proc))
+    (if (not ange-ftp-gwp-status)
+	(ange-ftp-error host user "unable to login to gateway"))
+    (ange-ftp-message "Connecting to gateway %s...done" ange-ftp-gateway-host)
+    (setq ange-ftp-gwp-running t
+	  ange-ftp-gwp-status nil)
+    (process-send-string proc ange-ftp-gateway-setup-term-command)
+    (while ange-ftp-gwp-running		;zap ^M's and double echoing.
+      (accept-process-output proc))
+    (if (not ange-ftp-gwp-status)
+	(ange-ftp-error host user "unable to set terminal modes on gateway"))
+    (setq ange-ftp-gwp-running t
+	  ange-ftp-gwp-status nil)
+    (process-send-string proc (concat "exec " ftp "\n")) ;spawn ftp process
+    proc))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; Support for sending commands to the ftp process.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defun ange-ftp-raw-send-cmd (proc cmd &optional msg cont nowait)
+  "Low-level routine to send the given ftp CMD to the ftp PROCESS.
+MSG is an optional message to output before and after the command.
+If CONT is non-NIL then it is either a function or a list of function and
+some arguments.  The function will be called when the ftp command has completed.
+If CONT is NIL then this routine will return \( RESULT . LINE \) where RESULT
+is whether the command was successful, and LINE is the line from the FTP
+process that caused the command to complete.
+If NOWAIT is given then the routine will return immediately the command has
+been queued with no result.  CONT will still be called, however."
+  (if (memq (process-status proc) '(run open))
+      (save-excursion
+	(set-buffer (process-buffer proc))
+	(while ange-ftp-process-busy
+	  (accept-process-output))
+	(setq ange-ftp-process-string ""
+	      ange-ftp-process-result-line ""
+	      ange-ftp-process-busy t
+	      ange-ftp-process-result nil
+	      ange-ftp-process-multi-skip nil
+	      ange-ftp-process-msg msg
+	      ange-ftp-process-continue cont
+	      ange-ftp-hash-mark-count 0
+	      ange-ftp-last-percent -1
+	      cmd (concat cmd "\n"))
+	(and msg ange-ftp-process-verbose (ange-ftp-message "%s..." msg))
+	(goto-char (point-max))
+	(move-marker last-input-start (point))
+	;; don't insert the password into the buffer on the USER command.
+	(ange-ftp-save-match-data
+	  (if (string-match "^user \"[^\"]*\"" cmd)
+	      (insert (substring cmd 0 (match-end 0)) " Turtle Power!\n")
+	    (insert cmd)))
+	(move-marker last-input-end (point))
+	(send-string proc cmd)
+	(set-marker (process-mark proc) (point))
+	(if nowait
+	    nil
+	  ;; hang around for command to complete
+	  (while ange-ftp-process-busy
+	    (accept-process-output proc))
+	  (if cont
+	      nil			;cont has already been called
+	    (cons ange-ftp-process-result ange-ftp-process-result-line))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-nslookup-host (host)
+  "Attempt to resolve the given HOSTNAME using nslookup if possible."
+  (interactive "sHost:  ")
+  (if ange-ftp-nslookup-program
+      (let ((proc (start-process " *nslookup*" " *nslookup*"
+				 ange-ftp-nslookup-program host))
+	    (res host))
+	(process-kill-without-query proc)
+	(save-excursion
+	  (set-buffer (process-buffer proc))
+	  (while (memq (process-status proc) '(run open))
+	    (accept-process-output proc))
+	  (goto-char (point-min))
+	  (if (re-search-forward "Name:.*\nAddress: *\\(.*\\)$" nil t)
+	      (setq res (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1)
+					  (match-end 1))))
+	  (kill-buffer (current-buffer)))
+	res)
+    host))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-start-process (host user name)
+  "Spawn a new ftp process ready to connect to machine HOST and give it NAME.
+If HOST is only ftp-able through a gateway machine then spawn a shell
+on the gateway machine to do the ftp instead."
+  (let* ((use-gateway (ange-ftp-use-gateway-p host))
+	 (ftp-prog (if use-gateway 
+		       ange-ftp-gateway-ftp-program-name
+		     ange-ftp-ftp-program-name))
+	 (args (append (list ftp-prog) ange-ftp-ftp-program-args))
+	 proc)
+    (if use-gateway
+	(if ange-ftp-gateway-program-interactive
+	    (setq proc (ange-ftp-gwp-start host user name args))
+	  (setq proc (apply 'start-process name name
+			    (append (list ange-ftp-gateway-program
+					  ange-ftp-gateway-host)
+				    args))))
+      (setq proc (apply 'start-process name name args)))
+    (process-kill-without-query proc)
+    ;; ???  Here is the place to put the ftp buffer in some appropriate mode.
+    (save-excursion
+      (set-buffer (process-buffer proc))
+      (ange-ftp-make-buffer-variables))
+    (set-process-sentinel proc (function ange-ftp-process-sentinel))
+    (set-process-filter proc (function ange-ftp-process-filter))
+    (accept-process-output proc)	;wait for ftp startup message
+    proc))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-make-buffer-variables ()
+  (let ((proc (get-buffer-process (current-buffer))))
+    (make-local-variable 'last-input-start)
+    (setq last-input-start (make-marker))
+    (make-local-variable 'last-input-end)
+    (setq last-input-end (make-marker))
+    (goto-char (point-max))
+    (set-marker (process-mark proc) (point))
+    (make-local-variable 'ange-ftp-process-string)
+    (setq ange-ftp-process-string "")
+    (make-local-variable 'ange-ftp-process-busy)
+    (make-local-variable 'ange-ftp-process-result)
+    (make-local-variable 'ange-ftp-process-msg)
+    (make-local-variable 'ange-ftp-process-multi-skip)
+    (make-local-variable 'ange-ftp-process-result-line)
+    (make-local-variable 'ange-ftp-process-continue)
+    (make-local-variable 'ange-ftp-hash-mark-count)
+    (make-local-variable 'ange-ftp-binary-hash-mark-size)
+    (make-local-variable 'ange-ftp-ascii-hash-mark-size)
+    (make-local-variable 'ange-ftp-hash-mark-unit)
+    (make-local-variable 'ange-ftp-xfer-size)
+    (make-local-variable 'ange-ftp-last-percent)
+    (setq ange-ftp-hash-mark-count 0)
+    (setq ange-ftp-xfer-size 0)
+    (setq ange-ftp-process-result-line "")))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-smart-login (host user pass account proc)
+  "Connect to the FTP-server on HOST as USER using PASSWORD and ACCOUNT.
+PROC is the FTP-client's process.  This routine uses the smart-gateway
+host specified in ``ange-ftp-gateway-host''."
+  (let ((result (ange-ftp-raw-send-cmd
+		 proc
+		 (format "open %s %s"
+			 (ange-ftp-nslookup-host ange-ftp-gateway-host)
+			 ange-ftp-smart-gateway-port)
+		 (format "Opening FTP connection to %s via %s"
+			 host
+			 ange-ftp-gateway-host))))
+    (or (car result)
+	(ange-ftp-error host user 
+			(concat "OPEN request failed: "
+				(cdr result))))
+    (setq result (ange-ftp-raw-send-cmd
+		  proc (format "user \"%s\"@%s %s %s"
+			       user
+			       (ange-ftp-nslookup-host host)
+			       pass
+			       account)
+		  (format "Logging in as user %s@%s"
+			  user host)))
+    (or (car result)
+	(progn
+	  (ange-ftp-set-passwd host user nil) ; reset password
+	  (ange-ftp-set-account host user nil) ; reset account
+	  (ange-ftp-error host user
+			  (concat "USER request failed: "
+				  (cdr result)))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-normal-login (host user pass account proc)
+  "Connect to the FTP-server on HOST as USER using PASSWORD and ACCOUNT.
+PROC is the process to the FTP-client."
+  (let ((result (ange-ftp-raw-send-cmd
+		 proc
+		 (format "open %s" (ange-ftp-nslookup-host host))
+		 (format "Opening FTP connection to %s" host))))
+    (or (car result)
+	(ange-ftp-error host user
+			(concat "OPEN request failed: "
+				(cdr result))))
+    (setq result (ange-ftp-raw-send-cmd
+		  proc
+		  (format "user \"%s\" %s %s" user pass account)
+		  (format "Logging in as user %s@%s" user host)))
+    (or (car result)
+	(progn
+	  (ange-ftp-set-passwd host user nil) ;reset password.
+	  (ange-ftp-set-account host user nil) ;reset account.
+	  (ange-ftp-error host user
+			  (concat "USER request failed: "
+				  (cdr result)))))))
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-hash-mark-msgs
+  "[hH]ash mark [^0-9]*\\([0-9]+\\)"
+  "*Regexp matching the FTP client's output upon doing a HASH command.")
+
+(defun ange-ftp-guess-hash-mark-size (proc)
+  (if ange-ftp-send-hash
+      (save-excursion
+	(set-buffer (process-buffer proc))
+	(let* ((status (ange-ftp-raw-send-cmd proc "hash"))
+	       (result (car status))
+	       (line (cdr status)))
+	  (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+	    (if (string-match ange-ftp-hash-mark-msgs line)
+		(let ((size (string-to-int
+			    (substring line
+				       (match-beginning 1)
+				       (match-end 1)))))
+		  (setq ange-ftp-ascii-hash-mark-size size
+			ange-ftp-hash-mark-unit (ash size -4))
+
+		  ;; if a default value for this is set, use that value.
+		  (or ange-ftp-binary-hash-mark-size
+		      (setq ange-ftp-binary-hash-mark-size size)))))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-get-process (host user)
+  "Return the process object for a FTP process connected to HOST and
+logged in as USER.  Create a new process if needed."
+  (let* ((name (ange-ftp-ftp-process-buffer host user))
+	 (proc (get-process name)))
+    (if (and proc (memq (process-status proc) '(run open)))
+	proc
+      (let ((pass (ange-ftp-quote-string
+		   (ange-ftp-get-passwd host user)))
+	    (account (ange-ftp-quote-string
+		      (ange-ftp-get-account host user))))
+	;; grab a suitable process.
+	(setq proc (ange-ftp-start-process host user name))
+	
+	;; login to FTP server.
+	(if (ange-ftp-use-smart-gateway-p host)
+	    (ange-ftp-smart-login host user pass account proc)
+	  (ange-ftp-normal-login host user pass account proc))
+      
+	;; Tell client to send back hash-marks as progress.  It isn't usually
+	;; fatal if this command fails.
+	(ange-ftp-guess-hash-mark-size proc)
+
+	;; Guess at the host type.
+	(ange-ftp-guess-host-type host user)
+
+	;; Run any user-specified hooks.  Note that proc, host and user are
+	;; dynamically bound at this point.
+	(run-hooks 'ange-ftp-process-startup-hook))
+      proc)))
+
+;; Variables for caching host and host-type
+(defvar ange-ftp-host-cache nil)
+(defvar ange-ftp-host-type-cache nil)
+
+;; If ange-ftp-host-type is called with the optional user
+;; argument, it will attempt to guess the host type by connecting
+;; as user, if necessary. For efficiency, I have tried to give this
+;; optional second argument only when necessary. Have I missed any calls
+;; to ange-ftp-host-type where it should have been supplied?
+
+(defun ange-ftp-host-type (host &optional user)
+  "Return a symbol which represents the type of the HOST given.
+If the optional argument USER is given, attempts to guess the
+host-type by logging in as USER."
+  (if (eq host ange-ftp-host-cache)
+      ange-ftp-host-type-cache
+    ;; Trigger an ftp connection, in case we need to guess at the host type.
+    (if (and user (ange-ftp-get-process host user) (eq host ange-ftp-host-cache))
+	ange-ftp-host-type-cache
+      (setq ange-ftp-host-cache host
+	    ange-ftp-host-type-cache
+	    (cond ((ange-ftp-dumb-unix-host host)
+		   'dumb-unix)
+		  ((and (fboundp 'ange-ftp-vos-host)
+			(ange-ftp-vos-host host))
+		   'vos)
+		  ((and (fboundp 'ange-ftp-vms-host)
+			(ange-ftp-vms-host host))
+		   'vms)
+		  ((and (fboundp 'ange-ftp-mts-host)
+			(ange-ftp-mts-host host))
+		   'mts)
+		  ((and (fboundp 'ange-ftp-cms-host)
+			(ange-ftp-cms-host host))
+		   'cms)
+		  (t
+		   'unix))))))
+
+;; It would be nice to abstract the functions ange-ftp-TYPE-host and
+;; ange-ftp-add-TYPE-host. The trick is to abstract these functions
+;; without sacrificing speed. Also, having separate variables
+;; ange-ftp-TYPE-regexp is more user friendly then requiring the user to
+;; set an alist to indicate that a host is of a given type. Even with
+;; automatic host type recognition, setting a regexp is still a good idea
+;; (for efficiency) if you log into a particular non-UNIX host frequently.
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-fix-path-func-alist nil
+  "Association list of \( TYPE \. FUNC \) pairs, where FUNC is a routine
+which can change a UNIX path into a path more suitable for a host of type
+TYPE.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-func-alist nil
+  "Association list of \( TYPE \. FUNC \) pairs, where FUNC is a routine
+which can change UNIX directory path into a directory path more suitable
+for a host of type TYPE.")
+
+;; *** Perhaps the sense of this variable should be inverted, since there
+;; *** is only 1 host type that can take ls-style listing options.
+(defvar ange-ftp-dumb-host-types '(dumb-unix)
+  "List of host types that can't take UNIX ls-style listing options.")
+
+(defun ange-ftp-send-cmd (host user cmd &optional msg cont nowait)
+  "Find an ftp process connected to HOST logged in as USER and send it CMD.
+MSG is an optional status message to be output before and after issuing the
+command.
+See the documentation for ange-ftp-raw-send-cmd for a description of CONT
+and NOWAIT."
+  ;; Handle conversion to remote pathname syntax and remote ls option
+  ;; capability.
+  (let ((cmd0 (car cmd))
+	(cmd1 (nth 1 cmd))
+	cmd2 cmd3 host-type fix-pathname-func)
+
+    (cond
+     
+     ;; pwd case (We don't care what host-type.)
+     ((null cmd1))
+     
+     ;; cmd == 'dir "remote-path" "local-path" "ls-switches"
+     ((progn
+       (setq cmd2 (nth 2 cmd)
+	     host-type (ange-ftp-host-type host user))
+       ;; This will trigger an FTP login, if one doesn't exist
+       (eq cmd0 'dir))
+      (setq cmd1 (funcall
+		  (or (cdr (assq host-type ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-func-alist))
+		      'identity)
+		  cmd1)
+	    cmd3 (nth 3 cmd))
+      ;; Need to deal with the HP-UX ftp bug. This should also allow
+      ;; us to resolve symlinks to directories on SysV machines. (Sebastian will
+      ;; be happy.)
+      (and (eq host-type 'unix)
+	   (string-match "/$" cmd1)
+	   (not (string-match "R" cmd3))
+	   (setq cmd1 (concat cmd1 ".")))
+      ;; If the remote ls can take switches, put them in
+      (or (memq host-type ange-ftp-dumb-host-types)
+	  (setq cmd0 'ls
+		cmd1 (format "\"%s %s\"" cmd3 cmd1))))
+     
+     ;; First argument is the remote pathname
+     ((let ((ange-ftp-this-user user)
+	    (ange-ftp-this-host host))
+	(setq fix-pathname-func (or (cdr (assq host-type
+					       ange-ftp-fix-path-func-alist))
+				    'identity))
+	(memq cmd0 '(get delete mkdir rmdir cd)))
+      (setq cmd1 (funcall fix-pathname-func cmd1)))
+
+     ;; Second argument is the remote pathname
+     ((memq cmd0 '(append put chmod))
+      (setq cmd2 (funcall fix-pathname-func cmd2)))
+
+     ;; Both arguments are remote pathnames
+     ((eq cmd0 'rename)
+      (setq cmd1 (funcall fix-pathname-func cmd1)
+	    cmd2 (funcall fix-pathname-func cmd2))))
+	  
+    ;; Turn the command into one long string 
+    (setq cmd0 (symbol-name cmd0))
+    (setq cmd (concat cmd0
+		      (and cmd1 (concat " " cmd1))
+		      (and cmd2 (concat " " cmd2))))
+
+    ;; Actually send the resulting command.
+    (let (afsc-result
+	  afsc-line)
+      (ange-ftp-raw-send-cmd
+       (ange-ftp-get-process host user)
+       cmd
+       msg
+       (list
+	(function (lambda (result line host user
+				  cmd msg cont nowait)
+		    (or cont
+			(setq afsc-result result
+			      afsc-line line))
+		    (if result
+			(ange-ftp-call-cont cont result line)
+		      (ange-ftp-raw-send-cmd
+		       (ange-ftp-get-process host user)
+		       cmd
+		       msg
+		       (list
+			(function (lambda (result line cont)
+				    (or cont
+					(setq afsc-result result
+					      afsc-line line))
+				    (ange-ftp-call-cont cont result line)))
+			cont)
+		       nowait))))
+	host user cmd msg cont nowait)
+       nowait)
+
+      (if nowait
+	  nil
+	(if cont
+	    nil
+	  (cons afsc-result afsc-line))))))
+
+;; It might be nice to message users about the host type identified,
+;; but there is so much other messaging going on, it would not be
+;; seen. No point in slowing things down just so users can read
+;; a host type message.
+
+(defconst ange-ftp-cms-path-template
+  (concat
+   "^[-A-Z0-9$*][-A-Z0-9$*]?[-A-Z0-9$*]?[-A-Z0-9$*]?[-A-Z0-9$*]?"
+   "[-A-Z0-9$*]?[-A-Z0-9$*]?[-A-Z0-9$*]?\\.[0-9][0-9][0-9A-Z]$"))
+(defconst ange-ftp-vms-path-template
+  "^[-A-Z0-9_$]+:\\[[-A-Z0-9_$]+\\(\\.[-A-Z0-9_$]+\\)*\\]$")
+(defconst ange-ftp-mts-path-template
+  "^[A-Z0-9._][A-Z0-9._][A-Z0-9._][A-Z0-9._]:$")
+
+(defun ange-ftp-guess-host-type (host user)
+  "Guess at the the host type of HOST by doing a pwd, and examining
+the directory syntax."
+  (let ((host-type (ange-ftp-host-type host))
+	(key (concat host "/" user "/~")))
+    (if (eq host-type 'unix)
+	;; Note that ange-ftp-host-type returns unix as the default value.
+	(ange-ftp-save-match-data
+	  (let* ((result (ange-ftp-get-pwd host user))
+		 (dir (car result))
+		 fix-path-func)
+	    (cond ((null dir)
+		   (message "Warning! Unable to get home directory")
+		   (sit-for 1)
+		   (if (string-match
+			"^450 No current working directory defined$"
+			(cdr result))
+		       
+		       ;; We'll assume that if pwd bombs with this
+		       ;; error message, then it's CMS.
+		       (progn
+			 (ange-ftp-add-cms-host host)
+			 (setq ange-ftp-host-cache host
+			       ange-ftp-host-type-cache 'cms))))
+
+		  ;; try for VMS
+		  ((string-match ange-ftp-vms-path-template dir)
+		   (ange-ftp-add-vms-host host)
+		   ;; The add-host functions clear the host type cache.
+		   ;; Therefore, need to set the cache afterwards.
+		   (setq ange-ftp-host-cache host
+			 ange-ftp-host-type-cache 'vms))
+
+		  ;; try for MTS
+		  ((string-match ange-ftp-mts-path-template dir)
+		   (ange-ftp-add-mts-host host)
+		   (setq ange-ftp-host-cache host
+			 ange-ftp-host-type-cache 'mts))
+		  
+		  ;; try for CMS
+		  ((string-match ange-ftp-cms-path-template dir)
+		   (ange-ftp-add-cms-host host)
+		   (setq ange-ftp-host-cache host
+			 ange-ftp-host-type-cache 'cms))
+
+		  ;; assume UN*X
+		  (t
+		   (setq ange-ftp-host-cache host
+			 ange-ftp-host-type-cache 'unix)))
+
+	    ;; Now that we have done a pwd, might as well put it in
+	    ;; the expand-dir hashtable.
+	    (let ((ange-ftp-this-user user)
+		  (ange-ftp-this-host host))
+	      (setq fix-path-func (cdr (assq ange-ftp-host-type-cache
+					     ange-ftp-fix-path-func-alist)))
+	      (if fix-path-func
+		  (setq dir (funcall fix-path-func dir 'reverse))))
+	    (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry key dir
+				     ange-ftp-expand-dir-hashtable))))
+
+    ;; In the special case of CMS make sure that know the
+    ;; expansion of the home minidisk now, because we will
+    ;; be doing a lot of cd's.
+    (if (and (eq host-type 'cms)
+	     (not (ange-ftp-hash-entry-exists-p
+		   key ange-ftp-expand-dir-hashtable)))
+	(let ((dir (car (ange-ftp-get-pwd host user))))
+	  (if dir
+	      (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry key (concat "/" dir)
+				       ange-ftp-expand-dir-hashtable)
+	    (message "Warning! Unable to get home directory")
+	    (sit-for 1))))))
+
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; Remote file and directory listing support.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dumb-unix-host (host)
+  "Returns whether HOST's FTP server doesn't like \'ls\' or \'dir\' commands
+to take switch arguments."
+  (and ange-ftp-dumb-unix-host-regexp
+       (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+	 (string-match ange-ftp-dumb-unix-host-regexp host))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-add-dumb-unix-host (host)
+  "Interactively adds a given HOST to ange-ftp-dumb-unix-host-regexp."
+  (interactive
+   (list (read-string "Host: "
+		      (let ((name (or (buffer-file-name)
+				      (and (eq major-mode 'dired-mode)
+					   dired-directory))))
+			(and name (car (ange-ftp-ftp-path name)))))))
+  (if (not (ange-ftp-dumb-unix-host host))
+      (setq ange-ftp-dumb-unix-host-regexp
+	    (concat "^" (regexp-quote host) "$"
+		    (and ange-ftp-dumb-unix-host-regexp "\\|")
+		    ange-ftp-dumb-unix-host-regexp)
+	    ange-ftp-host-cache nil)))
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-parse-list-func-alist nil
+  "Association list of \( TYPE \. FUNC \) pairs.  The FUNC is a routine
+which can parse the output from a DIR listing for a host of type TYPE.")
+
+;; With no-error nil, this function returns:
+;; an error if file is not an ange-ftp-path
+;;                      (This should never happen.) 
+;; an error if either the listing is unreadable or there is an ftp error.
+;; the listing (a string), if everything works.
+;; 
+;; With no-error t, it returns:
+;; an error if not an ange-ftp-path
+;; error if listing is unreable (most likely caused by a slow connection)
+;; nil if ftp error (this is because although asking to list a nonexistent
+;;                   directory on a remote unix machine usually (except
+;;                   maybe for dumb hosts) returns an ls error, but no
+;;                   ftp error, if the same is done on a VMS machine,
+;;                   an ftp error is returned. Need to trap the error
+;;                   so we can go on and try to list the parent.)
+;; the listing, if everything works.
+
+(defun ange-ftp-ls (file lsargs parse &optional no-error)
+  "Return the output of an `DIR' or `ls' command done over ftp.
+FILE is the full name of the remote file, LSARGS is any args to pass to the
+`ls' command, and PARSE specifies that the output should be parsed and stored
+away in the internal cache."
+  ;; If parse is t, we assume that file is a directory. i.e. we only parse
+  ;; full directory listings.
+  (let* ((ange-ftp-this-file (ange-ftp-expand-file-name file))
+	 (parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path ange-ftp-this-file)))
+    (if parsed
+	(let* ((host (nth 0 parsed))
+	       (user (nth 1 parsed))
+	       (path (ange-ftp-quote-string (nth 2 parsed)))
+	       (key (directory-file-name ange-ftp-this-file))
+	       (host-type (ange-ftp-host-type host user))
+	       (dumb (memq host-type ange-ftp-dumb-host-types))
+	       result
+	       temp
+	       lscmd parse-func)
+	  (if (string-equal path "")
+	      (setq path
+		    (ange-ftp-real-file-name-as-directory
+		          (ange-ftp-expand-dir host user "~"))))
+	  (if (and ange-ftp-ls-cache-file
+		   (string-equal key ange-ftp-ls-cache-file)
+		   ;; Don't care about lsargs for dumb hosts.
+		   (or dumb (string-equal lsargs ange-ftp-ls-cache-lsargs)))
+	      ange-ftp-ls-cache-res
+	    (setq temp (ange-ftp-make-tmp-name host))
+	    (setq lscmd (list 'dir path temp lsargs))
+	    (unwind-protect
+		(if (car (setq result (ange-ftp-send-cmd
+				       host
+				       user
+				       lscmd
+				       (format "Listing %s"
+					       (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename
+						ange-ftp-this-file)))))
+		    (save-excursion
+		      (set-buffer (get-buffer-create
+				   ange-ftp-data-buffer-name))
+		      (erase-buffer)
+		      (if (ange-ftp-real-file-readable-p temp)
+			  (ange-ftp-real-insert-file-contents temp)
+			(sleep-for ange-ftp-retry-time)
+					;wait for file to possibly appear
+			(if (ange-ftp-real-file-readable-p temp)
+			    ;; Try again.
+			    (ange-ftp-real-insert-file-contents temp)
+			  (ange-ftp-error host user
+					  (format
+					   "list data file %s not readable"
+					   temp))))
+		      (if parse
+			  (ange-ftp-set-files
+			   ange-ftp-this-file
+			   (if (setq
+				parse-func
+				(cdr (assq host-type
+					   ange-ftp-parse-list-func-alist)))
+			       (funcall parse-func)
+			     (ange-ftp-parse-dired-listing lsargs))))
+		      (setq ange-ftp-ls-cache-file key
+			    ange-ftp-ls-cache-lsargs lsargs
+					; For dumb hosts-types this is
+					; meaningless but harmless.
+			    ange-ftp-ls-cache-res (buffer-string))
+		      ;; (kill-buffer (current-buffer))
+		      ange-ftp-ls-cache-res)
+		  (if no-error
+		      nil
+		    (ange-ftp-error host user
+				    (concat "DIR failed: " (cdr result)))))
+	      (ange-ftp-del-tmp-name temp))))
+      (error "Should never happen. Please report. Bug ref. no.: 1"))))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; Directory information caching support.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defconst ange-ftp-date-regexp
+  (concat
+   " \\(Jan\\|Feb\\|Mar\\|Apr\\|May\\|Jun\\|Jul\\|Aug\\|Sep\\|Oct"
+   "\\|Nov\\|Dec\\) +[0-3]?[0-9] "))
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-add-file-entry-alist nil
+  "Association list of pairs \( TYPE \. FUNC \), where FUNC
+is a function to be used to add a file entry for the OS TYPE. The
+main reason for this alist is to deal with file versions in VMS.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-delete-file-entry-alist nil
+  "Association list of pairs \( TYPE \. FUNC \), where FUNC
+is a function to be used to delete a file entry for the OS TYPE.
+The main reason for this alist is to deal with file versions in
+VMS.")
+
+(defun ange-ftp-add-file-entry (path &optional dir-p)
+  "Given a PATH, add the file entry for it, if its directory
+info exists."
+  (funcall (or (cdr (assq (ange-ftp-host-type
+			   (car (ange-ftp-ftp-path path)))
+			  ange-ftp-add-file-entry-alist))
+	       'ange-ftp-internal-add-file-entry)
+	   path dir-p)
+  (setq ange-ftp-ls-cache-file nil))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-delete-file-entry (path &optional dir-p)
+  "Given a PATH, delete the file entry for it, if its directory
+info exists."
+  (funcall (or (cdr (assq (ange-ftp-host-type
+			   (car (ange-ftp-ftp-path path)))
+			  ange-ftp-delete-file-entry-alist))
+	       'ange-ftp-internal-delete-file-entry)
+	   path dir-p)
+  (setq ange-ftp-ls-cache-file nil))
+
+(defmacro ange-ftp-parse-filename ()
+  ;;Extract the filename from the current line of a dired-like listing.
+  (` (let ((eol (progn (end-of-line) (point))))
+       (beginning-of-line)
+       (if (re-search-forward ange-ftp-date-regexp eol t)
+	   (progn
+	     (skip-chars-forward " ")
+	     (skip-chars-forward "^ " eol)
+	     (skip-chars-forward " " eol)
+	     ;; We bomb on filenames starting with a space.
+	     (buffer-substring (point) eol))))))
+  
+;; This deals with the F switch. Should also do something about
+;; unquoting names obtained with the SysV b switch and the GNU Q
+;; switch. See Sebastian's dired-get-filename.
+
+(defmacro ange-ftp-ls-parser ()
+  ;; Note that switches is dynamically bound.
+  ;; Meant to be called by ange-ftp-parse-dired-listing
+  (` (let ((tbl (ange-ftp-make-hashtable))
+	   (used-F (and (stringp switches)
+			(string-match "F" switches)))
+	   file-type symlink directory file)
+       (while (setq file (ange-ftp-parse-filename))
+	 (beginning-of-line)
+	 (skip-chars-forward "\t 0-9")
+	 (setq file-type (following-char)
+	       directory (eq file-type ?d))
+	 (if (eq file-type ?l)
+	     (if (string-match " -> " file)
+		 (setq symlink (substring file (match-end 0))
+		       file (substring file 0 (match-beginning 0)))
+	       ;; Shouldn't happen
+	       (setq symlink ""))
+	   (setq symlink nil))
+	 ;; Only do a costly regexp search if the F switch was used.
+	 (if (and used-F
+		  (not (string-equal file ""))
+		  (looking-at
+		   ".[-r][-w]\\([^ ]\\)[-r][-w]\\([^ ]\\)[-r][-w]\\([^ ]\\)"))
+	     (let ((socket (eq file-type ?s))
+		   (executable
+		    (and (not symlink) ; x bits don't mean a thing for symlinks
+			 (string-match "[xst]"
+				       (concat
+					(buffer-substring
+					 (match-beginning 1)
+					 (match-end 1))
+					(buffer-substring
+					 (match-beginning 2)
+					 (match-end 2))
+					(buffer-substring
+					 (match-beginning 3)
+					 (match-end 3)))))))
+	       ;; Some ls's with the F switch mark symlinks with an @ (ULTRIX)
+	       ;; and others don't. (sigh...) Beware, that some Unix's don't
+	       ;; seem to believe in the F-switch
+	       (if (or (and symlink (string-match "@$" file))
+		       (and directory (string-match "/$" file))
+		       (and executable (string-match "*$" file))
+		       (and socket (string-match "=$" file)))
+		   (setq file (substring file 0 -1)))))
+	 (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry file (or symlink directory) tbl)
+	 (forward-line 1))
+       (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry "." t tbl)
+       (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry ".." t tbl)
+       tbl)))
+
+;;; The dl stuff for descriptive listings
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-dl-dir-regexp nil
+  "Regexp matching directories which are listed in dl format. This regexp
+shouldn't be anchored with a trailing $ so that it will match subdirectories
+as well.")
+
+(defun ange-ftp-add-dl-dir (dir)
+  "Interactively adds a given directory to ange-ftp-dl-dir-regexp."
+  (interactive
+   (list (read-string "Directory: "
+		      (let ((name (or (buffer-file-name)
+				      (and (eq major-mode 'dired-mode)
+					   dired-directory))))
+			(and name (ange-ftp-ftp-path name)
+			     (file-name-directory name))))))
+  (if (not (and ange-ftp-dl-dir-regexp
+		(string-match ange-ftp-dl-dir-regexp dir)))
+      (setq ange-ftp-dl-dir-regexp
+	    (concat "^" (regexp-quote dir)
+		    (and ange-ftp-dl-dir-regexp "\\|")
+		    ange-ftp-dl-dir-regexp))))
+
+(defmacro ange-ftp-dl-parser ()
+  ;; Parse the current buffer, which is assumed to be a descriptive
+  ;; listing, and return a hashtable.
+  (` (let ((tbl (ange-ftp-make-hashtable)))
+       (while (not (eobp))
+	 (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry
+	  (buffer-substring (point)
+			    (progn
+			      (skip-chars-forward "^ /\n")
+			      (point)))
+	  (eq (following-char) ?/)
+	  tbl)
+	 (forward-line 1))
+       (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry "." t tbl)
+       (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry ".." t tbl)
+       tbl)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-parse-dired-listing (&optional switches)
+  "Parse the current buffer which is assumed to be in a dired-like listing
+format, and return a hashtable as the result. If the listing is not really
+a listing, then return nil."
+  (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+    (cond
+     ((looking-at "^total [0-9]+$")
+      (forward-line 1)
+      (ange-ftp-ls-parser))
+     ((looking-at "[^\n]+\\( not found\\|: Not a directory\\)\n\\'")
+      ;; It's an ls error message.
+      nil)
+     ((eobp) ; i.e. (zerop (buffer-size))
+      ;; This could be one of:
+      ;; (1) An Ultrix ls error message
+      ;; (2) A listing with the A switch of an empty directory
+      ;;     on a machine which doesn't give a total line.
+      ;; (3) The twilight zone.
+      ;; We'll assume (1) for now.
+      nil)
+     ((re-search-forward ange-ftp-date-regexp nil t)
+      (beginning-of-line)
+      (ange-ftp-ls-parser))
+     ((re-search-forward "^[^ \n\t]+ +\\([0-9]+\\|-\\|=\\) " nil t)
+      ;; It's a dl listing (I hope).
+      ;; file is bound by the call to ange-ftp-ls
+      (ange-ftp-add-dl-dir ange-ftp-this-file)
+      (beginning-of-line)
+      (ange-ftp-dl-parser))
+     (t nil))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-set-files (directory files)
+  "For a given DIRECTORY, set or change the associated FILES hashtable."
+  (and files (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry (file-name-as-directory directory)
+				      files ange-ftp-files-hashtable)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-get-files (directory &optional no-error)
+  "Given a given DIRECTORY, return a hashtable of file entries.
+This will give an error or return nil, depending on the value of
+NO-ERROR, if a listing for DIRECTORY cannot be obtained."
+  (setq directory (file-name-as-directory directory)) ;normalize
+  (or (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry directory ange-ftp-files-hashtable)
+      (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+	(and (ange-ftp-ls directory
+			  ;; This is an efficiency hack. We try to
+			  ;; anticipate what sort of listing dired
+			  ;; might want, and cache just such a listing.
+			  (if (and (boundp 'dired-actual-switches)
+				   (stringp dired-actual-switches)
+				   ;; We allow the A switch, which lists
+				   ;; all files except "." and "..".
+				   ;; This is OK because we manually
+				   ;; insert these entries
+				   ;; in the hash table.
+				   (string-match
+				    "[aA]" dired-actual-switches)
+				   (string-match
+				    "l" dired-actual-switches)
+				   (not (string-match
+					 "R" dired-actual-switches)))
+			      dired-actual-switches
+			    (if (and (boundp 'dired-listing-switches)
+				     (stringp dired-listing-switches)
+				     (string-match
+				      "[aA]" dired-listing-switches)
+				     (string-match
+				      "l" dired-listing-switches)
+				     (not (string-match
+					   "R" dired-listing-switches)))
+				dired-listing-switches
+			      "-al"))
+			  t no-error)
+	     (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry
+	      directory ange-ftp-files-hashtable)))))
+
+(defmacro ange-ftp-get-file-part (path)
+  "Given PATH, return the file part that can be used for looking up the
+file's entry in a hashtable."
+  (` (let ((file (file-name-nondirectory (, path))))
+       (if (string-equal file "")
+	   "."
+	 file))))
+
+(defmacro ange-ftp-allow-child-lookup (dir file)
+  "Return whether ange-ftp-file-entry-p and ange-ftp-get-file-entry are
+allowed to determine if PATH is a sub-directory by listing it directly,
+rather than listing its parent directory. This is used for efficiency so
+that a wasted listing is not done:
+1. When looking for a .dired file in dired-x.el.
+2. The syntax of FILE and DIR make it impossible that FILE could be a valid
+    subdirectory. This is of course an OS dependent judgement."
+  (` (not
+      (let* ((efile (, file)) ; expand once.
+	     (edir (, dir))
+	     (parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path edir))
+	     (host-type (ange-ftp-host-type
+			 (car parsed))))
+	(or
+	 ;; Deal with dired
+	 (and (boundp 'dired-local-variables-file)
+	      (stringp dired-local-variables-file)
+	      (string-equal dired-local-variables-file efile))
+	 ;; No dots in dir names in vms.
+	 (and (eq host-type 'vms)
+	      (string-match "\\." efile))
+	 ;; No subdirs in mts of cms.
+	 (and (memq host-type '(mts cms))
+	      (not (string-equal "/" (nth 2 parsed)))))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-file-entry-p (path)
+  "Given PATH, return whether there is a file entry for it."
+  (let* ((path (directory-file-name path))
+	 (dir (file-name-directory path))
+	 (ent (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry dir ange-ftp-files-hashtable))
+	 (file (ange-ftp-get-file-part path)))
+    (if ent
+	(ange-ftp-hash-entry-exists-p file ent)
+      (or (and (ange-ftp-allow-child-lookup dir file)
+	       (setq ent (ange-ftp-get-files path t))
+	       ;; Try a child lookup. i.e. try to list file as a
+	       ;; subdirectory of dir. This is a good idea because
+	       ;; we may not have read permission for file's parent. Also,
+	       ;; people tend to work down directory trees anyway. We use
+	       ;; no-error ;; because if file does not exist as a subdir.,
+	       ;; then dumb hosts will give an ftp error. Smart unix hosts
+	       ;; will simply send back the ls
+	       ;; error message.
+	       (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry "." ent))
+	  ;; Child lookup failed. Try the parent. If this bombs,
+	  ;; we are at wits end -- signal an error.
+	  ;; Problem: If this signals an error, the error message
+	  ;; may  not have a lot to do with what went wrong.
+	  (ange-ftp-hash-entry-exists-p file
+					(ange-ftp-get-files dir))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-get-file-entry (path)
+  "Given PATH, return the given file entry which will be either t for a
+directory, nil for a normal file, or a string for a symlink. If the file
+isn't in the hashtable, this also returns nil."
+  (let* ((path (directory-file-name path))
+	 (dir (file-name-directory path))
+	 (ent (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry dir ange-ftp-files-hashtable))
+	 (file (ange-ftp-get-file-part path)))
+    (if ent
+	(ange-ftp-get-hash-entry file ent)
+      (or (and (ange-ftp-allow-child-lookup dir file)
+	       (setq ent (ange-ftp-get-files path t))
+	       (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry "." ent))
+	       ;; i.e. it's a directory by child lookup
+	  (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry file
+				   (ange-ftp-get-files dir))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-internal-delete-file-entry (path &optional dir-p)
+  (if dir-p
+      (progn 
+	(setq path (file-name-as-directory path))
+	(ange-ftp-del-hash-entry path ange-ftp-files-hashtable)
+	(setq path (directory-file-name path))))
+  ;; Note that file-name-as-directory followed by directory-file-name
+  ;; serves to canonicalize directory file names to their unix form.
+  ;; i.e. in VMS, FOO.DIR -> FOO/ -> FOO
+  (let ((files (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry (file-name-directory path)
+					ange-ftp-files-hashtable)))
+    (if files
+	(ange-ftp-del-hash-entry (ange-ftp-get-file-part path)
+				 files))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-internal-add-file-entry (path &optional dir-p)
+  (and dir-p
+       (setq path (directory-file-name path)))
+  (let ((files (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry (file-name-directory path)
+					ange-ftp-files-hashtable)))
+    (if files
+	(ange-ftp-put-hash-entry (ange-ftp-get-file-part path)
+				 dir-p
+				 files))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-wipe-file-entries (host user)
+  "Replace the file entry information hashtable with one that doesn't have any
+entries for the given HOST, USER pair."
+  (let ((new-tbl (ange-ftp-make-hashtable (length ange-ftp-files-hashtable))))
+    (ange-ftp-map-hashtable
+     (function
+      (lambda (key val)
+	(let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path key)))
+	  (if parsed
+	      (let ((h (nth 0 parsed))
+		    (u (nth 1 parsed)))
+		(or (and (equal host h) (equal user u))
+		    (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry key val new-tbl)))))))
+     ange-ftp-files-hashtable)
+    (setq ange-ftp-files-hashtable new-tbl)))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; File transfer mode support.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defun ange-ftp-set-binary-mode (host user)
+  "Tell the ftp process for the given HOST & USER to switch to binary mode."
+  (let ((result (ange-ftp-send-cmd host user '(type "binary"))))
+    (if (not (car result))
+	(ange-ftp-error host user (concat "BINARY failed: " (cdr result)))
+      (save-excursion
+	(set-buffer (process-buffer (ange-ftp-get-process host user)))
+	(setq ange-ftp-hash-mark-unit (ash ange-ftp-binary-hash-mark-size -4))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-set-ascii-mode (host user)
+  "Tell the ftp process for the given HOST & USER to switch to ascii mode."
+  (let ((result (ange-ftp-send-cmd host user '(type "ascii"))))
+    (if (not (car result))
+	(ange-ftp-error host user (concat "ASCII failed: " (cdr result)))
+      (save-excursion
+	(set-buffer (process-buffer (ange-ftp-get-process host user)))
+	(setq ange-ftp-hash-mark-unit (ash ange-ftp-ascii-hash-mark-size -4))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-cd (host user dir)
+  (let ((result (ange-ftp-send-cmd host user (list 'cd dir) "Doing CD")))
+    (or (car result)
+	(ange-ftp-error host user (concat "CD failed: " (cdr result))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-get-pwd (host user)
+  "Attempts to get the current working directory for the given HOST/USER pair.
+Returns \( DIR . LINE \) where DIR is either the directory or NIL if not found,
+and LINE is the relevant success or fail line from the FTP-client."
+  (let* ((result (ange-ftp-send-cmd host user '(pwd) "Getting PWD"))
+	 (line (cdr result))
+	 dir)
+    (if (car result)
+	(ange-ftp-save-match-data
+	  (and (or (string-match "\"\\([^\"]*\\)\"" line)
+		   (string-match " \\([^ ]+\\) " line)) ; stone-age VMS servers!
+	       (setq dir (substring line
+				    (match-beginning 1)
+				    (match-end 1))))))
+    (cons dir line)))
+
+;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;; expand-file-name and friends...which currently don't work
+;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defun ange-ftp-expand-dir (host user dir)
+  "Return the result of doing a PWD in the current FTP session to machine HOST
+logged in as user USER and cd'd to directory DIR."
+  (let* ((host-type (ange-ftp-host-type host user))
+	 ;; It is more efficient to call ange-ftp-host-type
+	 ;; before binding res, because ange-ftp-host-type sometimes
+	 ;; adds to the info in the expand-dir-hashtable.
+	 (fix-pathname-func
+	  (cdr (assq host-type ange-ftp-fix-path-func-alist)))
+	 (key (concat host "/" user "/" dir))
+	 (res (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry key ange-ftp-expand-dir-hashtable)))
+    (or res
+	(progn
+	  (or
+	   (string-equal user "anonymous")
+	   (string-equal user "ftp")
+	   (not (eq host-type 'unix))
+	   (let* ((ange-ftp-good-msgs (concat ange-ftp-expand-dir-regexp
+					      "\\|"
+					      ange-ftp-good-msgs))
+		  (result (ange-ftp-send-cmd host user
+					     (list 'get dir "/dev/null")
+					     (format "expanding %s" dir)))
+		  (line (cdr result)))
+	     (setq res
+		   (if (string-match ange-ftp-expand-dir-regexp line)
+		       (substring line 
+				  (match-beginning 1)
+				  (match-end 1))))))
+	  (or res
+	      (if (string-equal dir "~")
+		  (setq res (car (ange-ftp-get-pwd host user)))
+		(let ((home (ange-ftp-expand-dir host user "~")))
+		  (unwind-protect
+		      (and (ange-ftp-cd host user dir)
+			   (setq res (car (ange-ftp-get-pwd host user))))
+		    (ange-ftp-cd host user home)))))
+	  (if res
+	      (let ((ange-ftp-this-user user)
+		    (ange-ftp-this-host host))
+		(if fix-pathname-func
+		    (setq res (funcall fix-pathname-func res 'reverse)))
+		(ange-ftp-put-hash-entry
+		 key res ange-ftp-expand-dir-hashtable)))
+	  res))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-canonize-filename (n)
+  "Take a string and short-circuit //, /. and /.."
+  (if (string-match ".+//" n)		;don't upset Apollo users
+      (setq n (substring n (1- (match-end 0)))))
+  (let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path n)))
+    (if parsed
+	(let ((host (car parsed))
+	      (user (nth 1 parsed))
+	      (path (nth 2 parsed)))
+	  
+	  ;; See if remote path is absolute.  If so then just expand it and
+	  ;; replace the path component of the overall path.
+	  (cond ((string-match "^/" path)
+		 path)
+		
+		;; Path starts with ~ or ~user.  Resolve that part of the path
+		;; making it absolute then re-expand it.
+		((string-match "^~[^/]*" path)
+		 (let* ((tilda (substring path
+					  (match-beginning 0) 
+					  (match-end 0)))
+			(rest (substring path (match-end 0)))
+			(dir (ange-ftp-expand-dir host user tilda)))
+		   (if dir
+		       (setq path (concat dir rest))
+		     (error "User \"%s\" is not known" 
+			    (substring tilda 1)))))
+		
+		;; relative path.  Tack on homedir and re-expand.
+		(t
+		 (let ((dir (ange-ftp-expand-dir host user "~")))
+		   (if dir
+		       (setq path (concat
+				   (ange-ftp-real-file-name-as-directory dir)
+				   path))
+		     (error "Unable to obtain CWD")))))
+	  
+	  (setq path (ange-ftp-real-expand-file-name path))
+	  
+	  ;; see if hit real expand-file-name bug...  this will probably annoy
+	  ;; some Apollo people.  I'll wait until they shout, however.
+	  (if (string-match "^//" path)
+	      (setq path (substring path 1)))
+	  
+	  ;; Now substitute the expanded path back into the overall filename.
+	  (ange-ftp-replace-path-component n path))
+      
+      ;; non-ange-ftp path.  Just expand normally.
+      (if (eq (string-to-char n) ?/)
+	  (ange-ftp-real-expand-file-name n)
+	(ange-ftp-real-expand-file-name
+	 (ange-ftp-real-file-name-nondirectory n)
+	 (ange-ftp-real-file-name-directory n))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-expand-file-name (name &optional default)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+    (if (eq (string-to-char name) ?/)
+	(while (cond ((string-match ".+//" name) ;don't upset Apollo users
+		      (setq name (substring name (1- (match-end 0)))))
+		     ((string-match "/~" name)
+		      (setq name (substring name (1- (match-end 0))))))))
+    (cond ((eq (string-to-char name) ?~)
+	   (ange-ftp-real-expand-file-name name))
+	  ((eq (string-to-char name) ?/)
+	   (ange-ftp-canonize-filename name))
+	  ((zerop (length name))
+	   (ange-ftp-canonize-filename (or default default-directory)))
+	  ((ange-ftp-canonize-filename
+	    (concat (file-name-as-directory (or default default-directory))
+		    name))))))
+
+;;; These are problems--they are currently not enabled.
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-file-name-as-directory-alist nil
+  "Association list of \( TYPE \. FUNC \) pairs, where
+FUNC converts a filename to a directory name for the operating
+system TYPE.")
+
+(defun ange-ftp-file-name-as-directory (name)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path name)))
+    (if parsed
+	(if (string-equal (nth 2 parsed) "")
+	    name
+	  (funcall (or (cdr (assq
+			     (ange-ftp-host-type (car parsed))
+			     ange-ftp-file-name-as-directory-alist))
+		       'ange-ftp-real-file-name-as-directory)
+		   name))
+      (ange-ftp-real-file-name-as-directory name))))
+ 	
+(defun ange-ftp-file-name-directory (name)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path name)))
+    (if parsed
+	(let ((path (nth 2 parsed)))
+	  (if (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+		(string-match "^~[^/]*$" path))
+	      name
+	    (ange-ftp-replace-path-component
+	     name
+	     (ange-ftp-real-file-name-directory path))))
+      (ange-ftp-real-file-name-directory name))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-file-name-nondirectory (name)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path name)))
+    (if parsed
+	(let ((path (nth 2 parsed)))
+	  (if (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+		(string-match "^~[^/]*$" path))
+	      ""
+	    (ange-ftp-real-file-name-nondirectory path)))
+      (ange-ftp-real-file-name-nondirectory name))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-directory-file-name (dir)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path dir)))
+    (if parsed
+	(ange-ftp-replace-path-component
+	   dir
+	   (ange-ftp-real-directory-file-name (nth 2 parsed)))
+      (ange-ftp-real-directory-file-name dir))))
+
+
+;;; Hooks that handle Emacs primitives.
+
+(defun ange-ftp-binary-file (file)
+  "Returns whether the given FILE is to be considered as a binary file for
+ftp transfers."
+  (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+    (string-match ange-ftp-binary-file-name-regexp file)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-write-region (start end filename &optional append visit)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (interactive "r\nFWrite region to file: ")
+  (setq filename (expand-file-name filename))
+  (let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path filename)))
+    (if parsed
+	(let* ((host (nth 0 parsed))
+	       (user (nth 1 parsed))
+	       (path (ange-ftp-quote-string (nth 2 parsed)))
+	       (temp (ange-ftp-make-tmp-name host))
+	       (binary (ange-ftp-binary-file filename))
+	       (cmd (if append 'append 'put))
+	       (abbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename filename)))
+	  (unwind-protect
+	      (progn
+		(let ((executing-macro t)
+		      (filename (buffer-file-name))
+		      (mod-p (buffer-modified-p)))
+		  (unwind-protect
+		      (ange-ftp-real-write-region start end temp nil visit)
+		    ;; cleanup forms
+		    (setq buffer-file-name filename)
+		    (set-buffer-modified-p mod-p)))
+		(if binary
+		    (ange-ftp-set-binary-mode host user))
+
+		;; tell the process filter what size the transfer will be.
+		(let ((attr (file-attributes temp)))
+		  (if attr
+		      (ange-ftp-set-xfer-size host user (nth 7 attr))))
+
+		;; put or append the file.
+		(let ((result (ange-ftp-send-cmd host user
+						 (list cmd temp path)
+						 (format "Writing %s" abbr))))
+		  (or (car result)
+		      (signal 'ftp-error
+			      (list
+			       "Opening output file"
+			       (format "FTP Error: \"%s\"" (cdr result))
+			       filename)))))
+	    (ange-ftp-del-tmp-name temp)
+	    (if binary 
+		(ange-ftp-set-ascii-mode host user)))
+	  (if (eq visit t)
+	      (progn
+		(ange-ftp-set-buffer-mode)
+		(setq buffer-file-name filename)
+		(set-buffer-modified-p nil)))
+	  (ange-ftp-message "Wrote %s" abbr)
+	  (ange-ftp-add-file-entry filename))
+      (ange-ftp-real-write-region start end filename append visit))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-insert-file-contents (filename &optional visit)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (barf-if-buffer-read-only)
+  (setq filename (expand-file-name filename))
+  (let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path filename)))
+    (if parsed
+	(progn
+	  (if visit
+	      (setq buffer-file-name filename))
+	  (if (or (file-exists-p filename)
+		  (progn
+		    (setq ange-ftp-ls-cache-file nil)
+		    (ange-ftp-del-hash-entry (file-name-directory filename)
+					     ange-ftp-files-hashtable)
+		    (file-exists-p filename)))
+	      (let* ((host (nth 0 parsed))
+		     (user (nth 1 parsed))
+		     (path (ange-ftp-quote-string (nth 2 parsed)))
+		     (temp (ange-ftp-make-tmp-name host))
+		     (binary (ange-ftp-binary-file filename))
+		     (abbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename filename))
+		     size)
+		(unwind-protect
+		    (progn
+		      (if binary
+			  (ange-ftp-set-binary-mode host user))
+		      (let ((result (ange-ftp-send-cmd host user
+					      (list 'get path temp)
+					      (format "Retrieving %s" abbr))))
+			(or (car result)
+			    (signal 'ftp-error
+				    (list
+				     "Opening input file"
+				     (format "FTP Error: \"%s\"" (cdr result))
+				     filename))))
+		      (if (or (ange-ftp-real-file-readable-p temp)
+			      (sleep-for ange-ftp-retry-time)
+			      ;; Wait for file to hopefully appear.
+			      (ange-ftp-real-file-readable-p temp))
+			  (setq
+			   size
+			   (nth 1 (ange-ftp-real-insert-file-contents temp
+								      visit)))
+			(signal 'ftp-error
+				(list
+				 "Opening input file:"
+				 (format
+				  "FTP Error: %s not arrived or readable"
+				  filename)))))
+		  (if binary
+		      (ange-ftp-set-ascii-mode host user))
+		  (ange-ftp-del-tmp-name temp))
+		(if visit
+		    (setq buffer-file-name filename))
+		(list filename size))
+	    (signal 'file-error
+		    (list 
+		     "Opening input file"
+		     filename))))
+      (ange-ftp-real-insert-file-contents filename visit))))
+ 
+(defun ange-ftp-revert-buffer (arg noconfirm)
+  "Revert this buffer from a remote file using ftp."
+  (let ((opoint (point)))
+    (cond ((null buffer-file-name)
+	   (error "Buffer does not seem to be associated with any file"))
+	  ((or noconfirm
+	       (yes-or-no-p (format "Revert buffer from file %s? "
+				    buffer-file-name)))
+	   (let ((buffer-read-only nil))
+	     ;; Set buffer-file-name to nil
+	     ;; so that we don't try to lock the file.
+	     (let ((buffer-file-name nil))
+	       (unlock-buffer)
+	       (erase-buffer))
+	     (insert-file-contents buffer-file-name t))
+	   (goto-char (min opoint (point-max)))
+	   (after-find-file nil)
+	   t))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-expand-symlink (file dir)
+  (if (file-name-absolute-p file)
+      (ange-ftp-replace-path-component dir file)
+    (expand-file-name file dir)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-file-symlink-p (file)
+  "Documented as original."
+  ;; call ange-ftp-expand-file-name rather than the normal
+  ;; expand-file-name to stop loops when using a package that
+  ;; redefines both file-symlink-p and expand-file-name.
+  (setq file (ange-ftp-expand-file-name file))
+  (if (ange-ftp-ftp-path file)
+      (let ((file-ent
+	     (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry
+	      (ange-ftp-get-file-part file)
+	      (ange-ftp-get-files (file-name-directory file)))))
+	(if (stringp file-ent)
+	    (if (file-name-absolute-p file-ent)
+		(ange-ftp-replace-path-component
+		      (file-name-directory file) file-ent)
+	      file-ent)))
+    (ange-ftp-real-file-symlink-p file)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-file-exists-p (path)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (setq path (expand-file-name path))
+  (if (ange-ftp-ftp-path path)
+      (if (ange-ftp-file-entry-p path)
+	  (let ((file-ent (ange-ftp-get-file-entry path)))
+	    (if (stringp file-ent)
+		(file-exists-p
+		 (ange-ftp-expand-symlink file-ent
+					  (file-name-directory
+					   (directory-file-name path))))
+	      t)))
+    (ange-ftp-real-file-exists-p path)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-file-directory-p (path)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (setq path (expand-file-name path))
+  (if (ange-ftp-ftp-path path)
+      ;; We do a file-name-as-directory on path here because some
+      ;; machines (VMS) use a .DIR to indicate the filename associated
+      ;; with a directory. This needs to be canonicalized.
+      (let ((file-ent (ange-ftp-get-file-entry
+		       (ange-ftp-file-name-as-directory path))))
+	(if (stringp file-ent)
+	    (file-directory-p
+	     (ange-ftp-expand-symlink file-ent
+				      (file-name-directory
+				       (directory-file-name path))))
+	  file-ent))
+    (ange-ftp-real-file-directory-p path)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-directory-files (directory &optional full match
+					   &rest v19-args)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (setq directory (expand-file-name directory))
+  (if (ange-ftp-ftp-path directory)
+      (progn
+	(ange-ftp-barf-if-not-directory directory)
+	(let ((tail (ange-ftp-hash-table-keys
+		     (ange-ftp-get-files directory)))
+	      files f)
+	  (setq directory (file-name-as-directory directory))
+	  (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+	    (while tail
+	      (setq f (car tail)
+		    tail (cdr tail))
+	      (if (or (not match) (string-match match f))
+		  (setq files
+			(cons (if full (concat directory f) f) files)))))
+	  (nreverse files)))
+    (apply 'ange-ftp-real-directory-files directory full match v19-args)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-file-attributes (file)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (setq file (expand-file-name file))
+  (let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path file)))
+    (if parsed
+	(let ((part (ange-ftp-get-file-part file))
+	      (files (ange-ftp-get-files (file-name-directory file))))
+	  (if (ange-ftp-hash-entry-exists-p part files)
+	      (let ((host (nth 0 parsed))
+		    (user (nth 1 parsed))
+		    (path (nth 2 parsed))
+		    (dirp (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry part files)))
+		(list (if (and (stringp dirp) (file-name-absolute-p dirp))
+			  (ange-ftp-expand-symlink dirp
+						   (file-name-directory file))
+			dirp)		;0 file type
+		      -1		;1 link count
+		      -1		;2 uid
+		      -1		;3 gid
+		      '(0 0)		;4 atime
+		      '(0 0)		;5 mtime
+		      '(0 0)		;6 ctime
+		      -1		;7 size
+		      (concat (if (stringp dirp) "l" (if dirp "d" "-"))
+			      "?????????") ;8 mode
+		      nil		;9 gid weird
+		      ;; Hack to give remote files a unique "inode number".
+		      ;; It's actually the sum of the characters in its name.
+		      (apply '+ (nconc (mapcar 'identity host)
+				       (mapcar 'identity user)
+				       (mapcar 'identity
+					       (directory-file-name path))))
+		      -1		;11 device number [v19 only]
+		      ))))
+      (ange-ftp-real-file-attributes file))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-file-writable-p (file)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (setq file (expand-file-name file))
+  (if (ange-ftp-ftp-path file)
+      (or (file-exists-p file)		;guess here for speed
+	  (file-directory-p (file-name-directory file)))
+    (ange-ftp-real-file-writable-p file)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-file-readable-p (file)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (setq file (expand-file-name file))
+  (if (ange-ftp-ftp-path file)
+      (file-exists-p file)
+    (ange-ftp-real-file-readable-p file)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-delete-file (file)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (interactive "fDelete file: ")
+  (setq file (expand-file-name file))
+  (let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path file)))
+    (if parsed
+	(let* ((host (nth 0 parsed))
+	       (user (nth 1 parsed))
+	       (path (ange-ftp-quote-string (nth 2 parsed)))
+	       (abbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename file))
+	       (result (ange-ftp-send-cmd host user
+					  (list 'delete path)
+					  (format "Deleting %s" abbr))))
+	  (or (car result)
+	      (signal 'ftp-error
+		      (list
+		       "Removing old name"
+		       (format "FTP Error: \"%s\"" (cdr result))
+		       file)))
+	  (ange-ftp-delete-file-entry file))
+      (ange-ftp-real-delete-file file))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-verify-visited-file-modtime (buf)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (let ((name (buffer-file-name buf)))
+    (if (and (stringp name) (ange-ftp-ftp-path name))
+	t
+      (ange-ftp-real-verify-visited-file-modtime buf))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-backup-buffer ()
+  "Documented as original."
+  (let (parsed)
+    (if (and
+	 (listp ange-ftp-make-backup-files)
+	 (stringp buffer-file-name)
+	 (setq parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path buffer-file-name))
+	 (or
+	  (null ange-ftp-make-backup-files)
+	  (not
+	   (memq
+	    (ange-ftp-host-type
+	     (car parsed))
+	    ange-ftp-make-backup-files))))
+	nil
+      (ange-ftp-real-backup-buffer))))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; File copying support... totally re-written 6/24/92.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defun ange-ftp-barf-or-query-if-file-exists (absname querystring interactive)
+  (if (file-exists-p absname)
+      (if (not interactive)
+	  (signal 'file-already-exists (list absname))
+	(if (not (yes-or-no-p (format "File %s already exists; %s anyway? "
+				      absname querystring)))
+	    (signal 'file-already-exists (list absname))))))
+
+;; async local copy commented out for now since I don't seem to get
+;; the process sentinel called for some processes.
+;;
+;; (defun ange-ftp-copy-file-locally (filename newname ok-if-already-exists
+;; 					    keep-date cont)
+;;   "Kludge to copy a local file and call a continuation when the copy
+;; finishes."
+;;   ;; check to see if we can overwrite
+;;   (if (or (not ok-if-already-exists)
+;; 	  (numberp ok-if-already-exists))
+;;       (ange-ftp-barf-or-query-if-file-exists newname "copy to it" 
+;; 					     (numberp ok-if-already-exists)))
+;;   (let ((proc (start-process " *copy*"
+;; 			     (generate-new-buffer "*copy*")
+;; 			     "cp"
+;; 			     filename
+;; 			     newname))
+;; 	res)
+;;     (set-process-sentinel proc (function ange-ftp-copy-file-locally-sentinel))
+;;     (process-kill-without-query proc)
+;;     (save-excursion
+;;       (set-buffer (process-buffer proc))
+;;       (make-variable-buffer-local 'copy-cont)
+;;       (setq copy-cont cont))))
+;; 
+;; (defun ange-ftp-copy-file-locally-sentinel (proc status)
+;;   (save-excursion
+;;     (set-buffer (process-buffer proc))
+;;     (let ((cont copy-cont)
+;; 	  (result (buffer-string)))
+;;       (unwind-protect
+;; 	  (if (and (string-equal status "finished\n")
+;; 		   (zerop (length result)))
+;; 	      (ange-ftp-call-cont cont t nil)
+;; 	    (ange-ftp-call-cont cont
+;; 				nil
+;; 				(if (zerop (length result))
+;; 				    (substring status 0 -1)
+;; 				  (substring result 0 -1))))
+;; 	(kill-buffer (current-buffer))))))
+
+;; this is the extended version of ange-ftp-copy-file-internal that works
+;; asyncronously if asked nicely.
+(defun ange-ftp-copy-file-internal (filename newname ok-if-already-exists
+					     keep-date &optional msg cont nowait)
+  (setq filename (expand-file-name filename)
+	newname (expand-file-name newname))
+
+  ;; canonicalize newname if a directory.
+  (if (file-directory-p newname)
+      (setq newname (expand-file-name (file-name-nondirectory filename) newname)))
+
+  (let ((f-parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path filename))
+	(t-parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path newname)))
+
+    ;; local file to local file copy?
+    (if (and (not f-parsed) (not t-parsed))
+	(progn
+	  (ange-ftp-real-copy-file filename newname ok-if-already-exists
+				   keep-date)
+	  (if cont
+	      (ange-ftp-call-cont cont t "Copied locally")))
+      ;; one or both files are remote.
+      (let* ((f-host (and f-parsed (nth 0 f-parsed)))
+	     (f-user (and f-parsed (nth 1 f-parsed)))
+	     (f-path (and f-parsed (ange-ftp-quote-string (nth 2 f-parsed))))
+	     (f-abbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename filename))
+	     (t-host (and t-parsed (nth 0 t-parsed)))
+	     (t-user (and t-parsed (nth 1 t-parsed)))
+	     (t-path (and t-parsed (ange-ftp-quote-string (nth 2 t-parsed))))
+	     (t-abbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename newname filename))
+	     (binary (or (ange-ftp-binary-file filename)
+			 (ange-ftp-binary-file newname)))
+	     temp1
+	     temp2)
+
+	;; check to see if we can overwrite
+	(if (or (not ok-if-already-exists)
+		(numberp ok-if-already-exists))
+	    (ange-ftp-barf-or-query-if-file-exists newname "copy to it" 
+						   (numberp ok-if-already-exists)))
+
+	;; do the copying.
+	(if f-parsed
+	    
+	    ;; filename was remote.
+	    (progn
+	      (if (or (ange-ftp-use-gateway-p f-host)
+		      t-parsed)
+		  ;; have to use intermediate file if we are getting via
+		  ;; gateway machine or we are doing a remote to remote copy.
+		  (setq temp1 (ange-ftp-make-tmp-name f-host)))
+	      
+	      (if binary
+		  (ange-ftp-set-binary-mode f-host f-user))
+
+	      (ange-ftp-send-cmd
+	       f-host
+	       f-user
+	       (list 'get f-path (or temp1 newname))
+	       (or msg
+		   (if (and temp1 t-parsed)
+		       (format "Getting %s" f-abbr)
+		     (format "Copying %s to %s" f-abbr t-abbr)))
+	       (list (function ange-ftp-cf1)
+		     filename newname binary msg
+		     f-parsed f-host f-user f-path f-abbr
+		     t-parsed t-host t-user t-path t-abbr
+		     temp1 temp2 cont nowait)
+	       nowait))
+
+	  ;; filename wasn't remote.  newname must be remote.  call the
+	  ;; function which does the remainder of the copying work.
+	  (ange-ftp-cf1 t nil
+			filename newname binary msg
+			f-parsed f-host f-user f-path f-abbr
+			t-parsed t-host t-user t-path t-abbr
+			nil nil cont nowait))))))
+
+;; next part of copying routine.
+(defun ange-ftp-cf1 (result line
+			    filename newname binary msg
+			    f-parsed f-host f-user f-path f-abbr
+			    t-parsed t-host t-user t-path t-abbr
+			    temp1 temp2 cont nowait)
+  (if line
+      ;; filename must have been remote, and we must have just done a GET.
+      (unwind-protect
+	  (or result
+	      ;; GET failed for some reason.  Clean up and get out.
+	      (progn
+		(and temp1 (ange-ftp-del-tmp-name temp1))
+		(or cont
+		    (signal 'ftp-error (list "Opening input file"
+					     (format "FTP Error: \"%s\"" line)
+					     filename)))))
+	;; cleanup
+	(if binary
+	    (ange-ftp-set-ascii-mode f-host f-user))))
+
+  (if result
+      ;; We now have to copy either temp1 or filename to newname.
+      (if t-parsed
+      
+	  ;; newname was remote.
+	  (progn
+	    (if (ange-ftp-use-gateway-p t-host)
+		(setq temp2 (ange-ftp-make-tmp-name t-host)))
+	    
+	    ;; make sure data is moved into the right place for the
+	    ;; outgoing transfer.  gateway temporary files complicate
+	    ;; things nicely.
+	    (if temp1
+		(if temp2
+		    (if (string-equal temp1 temp2)
+			(setq temp1 nil)
+		      (ange-ftp-real-copy-file temp1 temp2 t))
+		  (setq temp2 temp1 temp1 nil))
+	      (if temp2
+		  (ange-ftp-real-copy-file filename temp2 t)))
+	    
+	    (if binary
+		(ange-ftp-set-binary-mode t-host t-user))
+
+	    ;; tell the process filter what size the file is.
+	    (let ((attr (file-attributes (or temp2 filename))))
+	      (if attr
+		  (ange-ftp-set-xfer-size t-host t-user (nth 7 attr))))
+
+	    (ange-ftp-send-cmd
+	     t-host
+	     t-user
+	     (list 'put (or temp2 filename) t-path)
+	     (or msg
+		 (if (and temp2 f-parsed)
+		     (format "Putting %s" newname)
+		   (format "Copying %s to %s" f-abbr t-abbr)))
+	     (list (function ange-ftp-cf2)
+		   newname t-host t-user binary temp1 temp2 cont)
+	     nowait))
+    
+	;; newname wasn't remote.
+	(ange-ftp-cf2 t nil newname t-host t-user binary temp1 temp2 cont))
+
+    ;; first copy failed, tell caller
+    (ange-ftp-call-cont cont result line)))
+
+;; last part of copying routine.
+(defun ange-ftp-cf2 (result line newname t-host t-user binary temp1 temp2 cont)
+  (unwind-protect
+      (if line
+	  ;; result from doing a local to remote copy.
+	  (unwind-protect
+	      (progn
+		(or result
+		    (or cont
+			(signal 'ftp-error
+				(list "Opening output file"
+				      (format "FTP Error: \"%s\"" line)
+				      newname))))
+		
+		(ange-ftp-add-file-entry newname))
+	    
+	    ;; cleanup.
+	    (if binary
+		(ange-ftp-set-ascii-mode t-host t-user)))
+	      
+	;; newname was local.
+	(if temp1
+	    (ange-ftp-real-copy-file temp1 newname t)))
+	  
+    ;; clean up
+    (and temp1 (ange-ftp-del-tmp-name temp1))
+    (and temp2 (ange-ftp-del-tmp-name temp2))
+    (ange-ftp-call-cont cont result line)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-copy-file (filename newname &optional ok-if-already-exists
+				    keep-date)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (interactive "fCopy file: \nFCopy %s to file: \np")
+  (ange-ftp-copy-file-internal filename
+			       newname
+			       ok-if-already-exists
+			       keep-date
+			       nil
+			       nil
+			       (interactive-p)))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; File renaming support.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defun ange-ftp-rename-remote-to-remote (filename newname f-parsed t-parsed
+						  binary)
+  "Rename remote file FILE to remote file NEWNAME."
+  (let ((f-host (nth 0 f-parsed))
+	(f-user (nth 1 f-parsed))
+	(t-host (nth 0 t-parsed))
+	(t-user (nth 1 t-parsed)))
+    (if (and (string-equal f-host t-host)
+	     (string-equal f-user t-user))
+	(let* ((f-path (ange-ftp-quote-string (nth 2 f-parsed)))
+	       (t-path (ange-ftp-quote-string (nth 2 t-parsed)))
+	       (cmd (list 'rename f-path t-path))
+	       (fabbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename filename))
+	       (nabbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename newname filename))
+	       (result (ange-ftp-send-cmd f-host f-user cmd
+					  (format "Renaming %s to %s"
+						  fabbr
+						  nabbr))))
+	  (or (car result)
+	      (signal 'ftp-error
+		      (list
+		       "Renaming"
+		       (format "FTP Error: \"%s\"" (cdr result))
+		       filename
+		       newname)))
+	  (ange-ftp-add-file-entry newname)
+	  (ange-ftp-delete-file-entry filename))
+      (ange-ftp-copy-file-internal filename newname t nil)
+      (delete-file filename))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-rename-local-to-remote (filename newname)
+  "Rename local FILE to remote file NEWNAME."
+  (let* ((fabbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename filename))
+	 (nabbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename newname filename))
+	 (msg (format "Renaming %s to %s" fabbr nabbr)))
+    (ange-ftp-copy-file-internal filename newname t nil msg)
+    (let (ange-ftp-process-verbose)
+      (delete-file filename))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-rename-remote-to-local (filename newname)
+  "Rename remote file FILE to local file NEWNAME."
+  (let* ((fabbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename filename))
+	 (nabbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename newname filename))
+	 (msg (format "Renaming %s to %s" fabbr nabbr)))
+    (ange-ftp-copy-file-internal filename newname t nil msg)
+    (let (ange-ftp-process-verbose)
+      (delete-file filename))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-rename-file (filename newname &optional ok-if-already-exists)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (interactive "fRename file: \nFRename %s to file: \np")
+  (setq filename (expand-file-name filename))
+  (setq newname (expand-file-name newname))
+  (let* ((f-parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path filename))
+	 (t-parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path newname))
+	 (binary (if (or f-parsed t-parsed) (ange-ftp-binary-file filename))))
+    (if (and (or f-parsed t-parsed)
+	     (or (not ok-if-already-exists)
+		 (numberp ok-if-already-exists)))
+	(ange-ftp-barf-or-query-if-file-exists
+	 newname
+	 "rename to it"
+	 (numberp ok-if-already-exists)))
+    (if f-parsed
+	(if t-parsed
+	    (ange-ftp-rename-remote-to-remote filename newname f-parsed
+					      t-parsed binary)
+	  (ange-ftp-rename-remote-to-local filename newname))
+      (if t-parsed
+	  (ange-ftp-rename-local-to-remote filename newname)
+	(ange-ftp-real-rename-file filename newname ok-if-already-exists)))))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; File name completion support.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defun ange-ftp-file-entry-active-p (sym)
+  "If the file entry is a symlink, returns whether the file pointed to exists.
+Note that `ange-ftp-this-dir' is used as a free variable."
+  (let ((val (get sym 'val)))
+    (or (not (stringp val))
+	(file-exists-p (ange-ftp-expand-symlink val ange-ftp-this-dir)))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-file-entry-not-ignored-p (sym)
+  "If the file entry is not a directory (nor a symlink pointing to a directory)
+returns whether the file (or file pointed to by the symlink) is ignored
+by completion-ignored-extensions.
+Note that `ange-ftp-this-dir' and `ange-ftp-completion-ignored-pattern'
+are used as free variables."
+  (let ((val (get sym 'val))
+	(symname (symbol-name sym)))
+    (if (stringp val)
+	(let ((file (ange-ftp-expand-symlink val ange-ftp-this-dir)))
+	  (or (file-directory-p file)
+	      (and (file-exists-p file)
+		   (not (string-match ange-ftp-completion-ignored-pattern
+				      symname)))))
+      (or val ; is a directory name
+	  (not (string-match ange-ftp-completion-ignored-pattern symname))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-file-name-all-completions (file dir)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (let ((ange-ftp-this-dir (expand-file-name dir)))
+    (if (ange-ftp-ftp-path ange-ftp-this-dir)
+	(progn
+	  (ange-ftp-barf-if-not-directory ange-ftp-this-dir)
+	  (setq ange-ftp-this-dir
+		(ange-ftp-real-file-name-as-directory ange-ftp-this-dir))
+	  (let* ((tbl (ange-ftp-get-files ange-ftp-this-dir))
+		 (completions
+		  (all-completions file tbl
+				   (function ange-ftp-file-entry-active-p))))
+
+	    ;; see whether each matching file is a directory or not...
+	    (mapcar
+	     (function
+	      (lambda (file)
+		(let ((ent (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry file tbl)))
+		  (if (and ent
+			   (or (not (stringp ent))
+			       (file-directory-p
+				(ange-ftp-expand-symlink ent
+							 ange-ftp-this-dir))))
+		      (concat file "/")
+		    file))))
+	     completions)))
+
+      (if (string-equal "/" ange-ftp-this-dir)
+	  (nconc (all-completions file (ange-ftp-generate-root-prefixes))
+		 (ange-ftp-real-file-name-all-completions file
+							  ange-ftp-this-dir))
+	(ange-ftp-real-file-name-all-completions file ange-ftp-this-dir)))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-file-name-completion (file dir)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (let ((ange-ftp-this-dir (expand-file-name dir)))
+    (if (ange-ftp-ftp-path ange-ftp-this-dir)
+	(progn
+	  (ange-ftp-barf-if-not-directory ange-ftp-this-dir)
+	  (if (equal file "")
+	      ""
+	    (setq ange-ftp-this-dir
+		  (ange-ftp-real-file-name-as-directory ange-ftp-this-dir))	;real?
+	    (let* ((tbl (ange-ftp-get-files ange-ftp-this-dir))
+		   (ange-ftp-completion-ignored-pattern
+		    (mapconcat (function
+				(lambda (s) (if (stringp s)
+						(concat (regexp-quote s) "$")
+					      "/"))) ; / never in filename
+			       completion-ignored-extensions
+			       "\\|")))
+	      (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+		(or (ange-ftp-file-name-completion-1
+		     file tbl ange-ftp-this-dir
+		     (function ange-ftp-file-entry-not-ignored-p))
+		    (ange-ftp-file-name-completion-1
+		     file tbl ange-ftp-this-dir
+		     (function ange-ftp-file-entry-active-p)))))))
+
+      (if (string-equal "/" ange-ftp-this-dir)
+	  (try-completion
+	   file
+	   (nconc (ange-ftp-generate-root-prefixes)
+		  (mapcar 'list
+			  (ange-ftp-real-file-name-all-completions file "/"))))
+	(ange-ftp-real-file-name-completion file ange-ftp-this-dir)))))
+
+
+(defun ange-ftp-file-name-completion-1 (file tbl dir predicate)
+  "Internal subroutine for ange-ftp-file-name-completion.  Do not call this."
+  (let ((bestmatch (try-completion file tbl predicate)))
+    (if bestmatch
+	(if (eq bestmatch t)
+	    (if (file-directory-p (expand-file-name file dir))
+		(concat file "/")
+	      t)
+	  (if (and (eq (try-completion bestmatch tbl predicate) t)
+		   (file-directory-p
+		    (expand-file-name bestmatch dir)))
+	      (concat bestmatch "/")
+	    bestmatch)))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-quote-filename (file)
+  "Quote `$' as `$$' in FILE to get it past function `substitute-in-file-name.'"
+  (let ((pos 0))
+    (while (setq pos (string-match "\\$" file pos))
+      (setq file (concat (substring file 0 pos)
+			 "$";; precede by escape character (also a $)
+			 (substring file pos))
+	    ;; add 2 instead 1 since another $ was inserted
+	    pos (+ 2 pos)))
+    file))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-read-file-name-internal (string dir action)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (let (name realdir)
+    (if (eq action 'lambda)
+	(if (> (length string) 0)
+	    (file-exists-p (substitute-in-file-name string)))
+      (if (zerop (length string))
+	 (setq name string realdir dir)
+       (setq string (substitute-in-file-name string)
+	      name (file-name-nondirectory string)
+	      realdir (file-name-directory string))
+	(setq realdir (if realdir (expand-file-name realdir dir) dir)))
+     (if action
+	  (file-name-all-completions name realdir)
+	(let ((specdir (file-name-directory string))
+	      (val (file-name-completion name realdir)))
+	  (if (and specdir (stringp val))
+	      (ange-ftp-quote-filename (concat specdir val))
+	    val))))))
+
+;; Put these lines uncommmented in your .emacs if you want C-r to refresh
+;; ange-ftp's cache whilst doing filename completion.
+;;
+;;(define-key minibuffer-local-completion-map "\C-r" 'ange-ftp-re-read-dir)
+;;(define-key minibuffer-local-must-match-map "\C-r" 'ange-ftp-re-read-dir)
+
+(defun ange-ftp-re-read-dir (&optional dir)
+  "Forces a re-read of the directory DIR.  If DIR is omitted then it defaults
+to the directory part of the contents of the current buffer."
+  (interactive)
+  (if dir
+      (setq dir (expand-file-name dir))
+    (setq dir (file-name-directory (expand-file-name (buffer-string)))))
+  (if (ange-ftp-ftp-path dir)
+      (progn
+	(setq ange-ftp-ls-cache-file nil)
+	(ange-ftp-del-hash-entry dir ange-ftp-files-hashtable)
+	(ange-ftp-get-files dir t))))
+
+;;; Define the handler for special file names
+;;; that causes ange-ftp to be invoked.
+
+;;; omitted:
+;;; diff
+
+(put 'file-name-directory 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-file-name-directory)
+(put 'file-name-nondirectory 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-file-name-nondirectory)
+(put 'file-name-as-directory 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-file-name-as-directory)
+(put 'directory-file-name 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-directory-file-name)
+(put 'expand-file-name 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-expand-file-name)
+
+(put 'make-directory 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-make-directory)
+(put 'delete-directory 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-delete-directory)
+(put 'insert-file-contents 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-insert-file-contents)
+(put 'directory-files 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-directory-files)
+(put 'file-directory-p 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-file-directory-p)
+(put 'file-writable-p 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-file-writable-p)
+(put 'file-readable-p 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-file-readable-p)
+(put 'file-symlink-p 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-file-symlink-p)
+(put 'delete-file 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-delete-file)
+(put 'read-file-name-internal 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-read-file-name-internal)
+(put 'verify-visited-file-modtime 'ange-ftp
+     'ange-ftp-verify-visited-file-modtime)
+(put 'file-exists-p 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-file-exists-p)
+(put 'write-region 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-write-region)
+(put 'backup-buffer 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-backup-buffer)
+(put 'copy-file 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-copy-file)
+(put 'rename-file 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-rename-file)
+(put 'file-attributes 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-file-attributes)
+(put 'file-name-all-completions 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-file-name-all-completions)
+(put 'file-name-completion 'ange-ftp 'ange-ftp-file-name-completion)
+
+;;; Now define ways of getting at the unmodified Emacs primitive,
+;;; turning off the hooks.
+(defun ange-ftp-real-file-name-directory (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'file-name-directory args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-file-name-nondirectory (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'file-name-nondirectory args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-file-name-as-directory (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'file-name-as-directory args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-directory-file-name (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'directory-file-name args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-expand-file-name (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'expand-file-name args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-make-directory (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'make-directory args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-delete-directory (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'delete-directory args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-insert-file-contents (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'insert-file-contents args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-directory-files (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'directory-files args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-file-directory-p (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'file-directory-p args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-file-writable-p (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'file-writable-p args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-file-readable-p (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'file-readable-p args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-file-symlink-p (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'file-symlink-p args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-delete-file (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'delete-file args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-read-file-name-internal (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'read-file-name-internal args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-verify-visited-file-modtime (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'verify-visited-file-modtime args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-file-exists-p (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'file-exists-p args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-write-region (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'write-region args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-backup-buffer (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'backup-buffer args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-copy-file (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'copy-file args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-rename-file (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'rename-file args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-file-attributes (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'file-attributes args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-file-name-all-completions (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'file-name-all-completions args)))
+(defun ange-ftp-real-file-name-completion (&rest args)
+  (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+    (apply 'file-name-completion args)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-hook-function (operation &rest args)
+  (let ((fn (get operation 'ange-ftp)))
+    (if fn (apply fn args)
+      (let (file-name-handler-alist)
+	(apply operation args)))))
+
+(or (assoc ":" file-name-handler-alist)
+    (setq file-name-handler-alist
+	  (cons '(":" . ange-ftp-hook-function)
+		file-name-handler-alist)))
+
+(or (memq 'ange-ftp-set-buffer-mode find-file-hooks)
+    (setq find-file-hooks
+	  (cons 'ange-ftp-set-buffer-mode find-file-hooks)))
+
+
+;;; This is obsolete and won't work
+
+;; Attention!
+;; It would be nice if ange-ftp-add-hook was generalized to
+;; (defun ange-ftp-add-hook (hook-var hook-function &optional postpend),
+;; where the optional postpend variable stipulates that hook-function
+;; should be post-pended to the hook-var, rather than prepended.
+;; Then, maybe we should overwrite dired with
+;; (ange-ftp-add-hook 'dired-load-hook 'ange-ftp-overwrite-dired t).
+;; This is because dired-load-hook is commonly used to add the dired extras
+;; features (dired-x.el, dired-trns.el, dired-nstd.el, ...). Some of these
+;; extras features overwrite functions in dired.el with fancier versions.
+;; The "extras" overwrites would then clobber the ange-ftp overwrites.
+;; As long as the ange-ftp overwrites are carefully written to use
+;; ange-ftp-real-... when the directory is local, then doing the ange-ftp
+;; overwrites after the extras overwites should be OK.
+;; At the moment, I think that there aren't any conflicts between the extras
+;; overwrites, and the ange-ftp overwrites. This may not last though.
+
+(defun ange-ftp-add-hook (hook-var hook-function)
+  "Prepend hook-function to hook-var's value, if it is not already an element.
+hook-var's value may be a single function or a list of functions."
+  (if (boundp hook-var)
+      (let ((value (symbol-value hook-var)))
+        (if (and (listp value) (not (eq (car value) 'lambda)))
+            (and (not (memq hook-function value))
+                 (set hook-var
+                      (if value (cons hook-function value) hook-function)))
+          (and (not (eq hook-function value))
+               (set hook-var
+                    (list hook-function value)))))
+    (set hook-var hook-function)))
+
+;; To load ange-ftp and not dired (leaving it to autoload), define
+;; dired-load-hook and make sure dired.el ends with:
+;;	(run-hooks 'dired-load-hook)
+;;
+(if (and (boundp 'dired-load-hook)
+	 (not (featurep 'dired)))
+    (ange-ftp-add-hook 'dired-load-hook 'ange-ftp-overwrite-dired)
+  (require 'dired)
+  (ange-ftp-overwrite-dired))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-overwrite-dired ()
+  (if (not (fboundp 'dired-ls))		;dired should have been loaded by now
+      (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-readin) ; classic dired
+    (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'make-directory) ; tree dired and v19 stuff
+    (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'remove-directory)
+    (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'diff)
+    (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-run-shell-command)
+    (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-ls)
+    (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-call-process)
+    ;; Can't use (fset 'ange-ftp-dired-readin 'ange-ftp-tree-dired-readin)
+    ;; here because it confuses ange-ftp-overwrite-fn.
+    (fset 'ange-ftp-dired-readin (symbol-function 'ange-ftp-tree-dired-readin))
+    (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-readin)
+    (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-insert-headerline)
+    (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-move-to-filename)
+    (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-move-to-end-of-filename)
+    (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-get-filename)
+    (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-between-files)
+    (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-clean-directory)
+    (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-flag-backup-files)
+    (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-backup-diff)
+    (if (fboundp 'dired-do-create-files)
+	;; dired 6.0 or later.
+	(progn
+	  (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-copy-file)
+	  (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-create-files)
+	  (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-do-create-files)))
+    (if (fboundp 'dired-compress-make-compressed-filename)
+	;; it's V5.255 or later
+	(ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-compress-make-compressed-filename)
+      ;; ange-ftp-overwrite-fn confuses dired-mark-map here.
+      (fset 'ange-ftp-real-dired-compress (symbol-function 'dired-compress))
+      (fset 'dired-compress 'ange-ftp-dired-compress)
+      (fset 'ange-ftp-real-dired-uncompress (symbol-function 'dired-uncompress))
+      (fset 'dired-uncompress 'ange-ftp-dired-uncompress)))
+
+  (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-find-file)
+  (ange-ftp-overwrite-fn 'dired-revert))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; Classic Dired support.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-dired-host-type nil
+  "The host type associated with a dired buffer. (buffer local)")
+(make-variable-buffer-local 'ange-ftp-dired-host-type)
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-readin (dirname buffer)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (let ((file (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename dirname))
+	(parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path dirname)))
+    (save-excursion
+      (ange-ftp-message "Reading directory %s..." file)
+      (set-buffer buffer)
+      (let ((buffer-read-only nil))
+	(widen)
+	(erase-buffer)
+	(setq dirname (expand-file-name dirname))
+	(if parsed
+	    (let ((host-type (ange-ftp-host-type (car parsed))))
+	      (setq ange-ftp-dired-host-type host-type)
+	      (insert (ange-ftp-ls dirname dired-listing-switches t)))
+	  (if (ange-ftp-real-file-directory-p dirname)
+	      (call-process "ls" nil buffer nil
+			    dired-listing-switches dirname)
+	    (let ((default-directory
+		    (ange-ftp-real-file-name-directory dirname)))
+	      (call-process
+	       shell-file-name nil buffer nil
+	       "-c" (concat
+		     "ls " dired-listing-switches " "
+		     (ange-ftp-real-file-name-nondirectory dirname))))))
+	(goto-char (point-min))
+	(while (not (eobp))
+	  (insert "  ")
+	  (forward-line 1))
+	(goto-char (point-min))))
+    (ange-ftp-message "Reading directory %s...done" file)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-revert (&optional arg noconfirm)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (if (and dired-directory
+	   (ange-ftp-ftp-path (expand-file-name dired-directory)))
+      (setq ange-ftp-ls-cache-file nil))
+  (ange-ftp-real-dired-revert arg noconfirm))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; Tree Dired support (ange & Sebastian Kremer)
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-dired-re-exe-alist nil
+  "Association list of regexps \(strings\) which match file lines of
+ executable files.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-dired-re-dir-alist nil
+  "Association list of regexps \(strings\) which match file lines of
+ subdirectories.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-dired-insert-headerline-alist nil
+  "Association list of \(TYPE \. FUNC \) pairs, where FUNC is
+the function to be used by dired to insert the headerline of
+the dired buffer.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-dired-move-to-filename-alist nil
+  "Association list of \(TYPE \. FUNC \) pairs, where FUNC is
+the function to be used by dired to move to the beginning of a
+filename.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-dired-move-to-end-of-filename-alist nil
+  "Association list of \(TYPE \. FUNC \) pairs, where FUNC is
+the function to be used by dired to move to the end of a
+filename.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-dired-get-filename-alist nil
+  "Association list of \(TYPE \. FUNC \) pairs, where FUNC is
+the function to be used by dired to get a filename from the
+current line.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-dired-between-files-alist nil
+  "Association list of \(TYPE \. FUNC \) pairs, where FUNC is
+the function to be used by dired to determine when the point
+is on a line between files.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-dired-ls-trim-alist nil
+  "Association list of \( TYPE \. FUNC \) pairs, where FUNC is
+a function which trims extraneous lines from a directory listing.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-dired-clean-directory-alist nil
+  "Association list of \( TYPE \. FUNC \) pairs, where FUNC is
+a function which cleans out old versions of files in the OS TYPE.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-dired-flag-backup-files-alist nil
+  "Association list of \( TYPE \. FUNC \) pairs, where FUNC is
+a functions which flags the backup files for deletion in the OS TYPE.")
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-dired-backup-diff-alist nil
+  "Association list of \( TYPE \. FUNC \) pairs, where FUNC diffs
+a file with its backup. The backup file is determined according to
+the OS TYPE.")
+
+;; Could use dired-before-readin-hook here, instead of overloading
+;; dired-readin. However, if people change this hook after ange-ftp
+;; is loaded, they'll break things.
+;; Also, why overload dired-readin rather than dired-mode?
+;; Because I don't want to muck up virtual dired (see dired-x.el).
+
+(defun ange-ftp-tree-dired-readin (dirname buffer)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path dirname)))
+    (if parsed
+	(save-excursion
+	  (set-buffer buffer)
+	  (setq ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+		(ange-ftp-host-type (car parsed)))
+	  (and ange-ftp-dl-dir-regexp
+	       (eq ange-ftp-dired-host-type 'unix)
+	       (string-match ange-ftp-dl-dir-regexp dirname)
+	       (setq ange-ftp-dired-host-type 'unix:dl))
+	  (let ((eentry (assq ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+			      ange-ftp-dired-re-exe-alist))
+		(dentry (assq ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+			      ange-ftp-dired-re-dir-alist)))
+	    (if eentry
+		(set (make-local-variable 'dired-re-exe) (cdr eentry)))
+	    (if dentry
+		(set (make-local-variable 'dired-re-dir) (cdr dentry)))
+	    ;; No switches are sent to dumb hosts, so don't confuse dired.
+	    ;; I hope that dired doesn't get excited if it doesn't see the l
+	    ;; switch. If it does, then maybe fake things by setting this to
+	    ;; "-Al".
+	    (if (memq ange-ftp-dired-host-type ange-ftp-dumb-host-types)
+		(setq dired-actual-switches "-Al"))))))
+  (ange-ftp-real-dired-readin dirname buffer))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-insert-headerline (dir)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (funcall (or (and ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+		    (cdr (assq ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+			       ange-ftp-dired-insert-headerline-alist)))
+	       'ange-ftp-real-dired-insert-headerline)
+	   dir))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-move-to-filename (&optional raise-error eol)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (funcall (or (and ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+		    (cdr (assq ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+			       ange-ftp-dired-move-to-filename-alist)))
+	       'ange-ftp-real-dired-move-to-filename)
+	   raise-error eol))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-move-to-end-of-filename (&optional no-error)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (funcall (or (and ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+		    (cdr (assq ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+			       ange-ftp-dired-move-to-end-of-filename-alist)))
+	       'ange-ftp-real-dired-move-to-end-of-filename)
+	   no-error))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-get-filename (&optional localp no-error-if-not-filep)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (funcall (or (and ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+		    (cdr (assq ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+			       ange-ftp-dired-get-filename-alist)))
+	       'ange-ftp-real-dired-get-filename)
+	   localp no-error-if-not-filep))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-between-files ()
+  "Documented as original."
+  (funcall (or (and ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+		    (cdr (assq ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+			       ange-ftp-dired-between-files-alist)))
+	       'ange-ftp-real-dired-between-files)))
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-bob-version-alist nil
+  "Association list of pairs \( TYPE \. FUNC \), where FUNC is
+a function to be used to bob the version number off of a filename
+in OS TYPE.")
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-find-file ()
+  "Documented as original."
+  (interactive)
+  (find-file (funcall (or (and ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+			       (cdr (assq ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+					  ange-ftp-bob-version-alist)))
+			  'identity)
+		      (dired-get-filename))))
+
+;; Need the following functions for making filenames of compressed
+;; files, because some OS's (unlike UNIX) do not allow a filename to
+;; have two extensions.
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-dired-compress-make-compressed-filename-alist nil
+  "Association list of \( TYPE \. FUNC \) pairs, where FUNC converts a
+filename to the filename of the associated compressed file.")
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-compress-make-compressed-filename (name &optional reverse)
+  "Converts a filename to the filename of the associated compressed
+file. With an optional reverse argument, the reverse conversion is done."
+  (let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path name))
+	conversion-func)
+    (if (and parsed
+	     (setq conversion-func
+		   (cdr (assq (ange-ftp-host-type (car parsed))
+			      ange-ftp-dired-compress-make-compressed-filename-alist))))
+	(funcall conversion-func name reverse)
+      (if reverse
+	  (if (string-match "\\.Z$" name)
+	      (substring name 0 (match-beginning 0))
+	    name)
+	(concat name ".Z")))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-clean-directory (keep)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (funcall (or (and ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+		    (cdr (assq ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+			       ange-ftp-dired-clean-directory-alist)))
+	       'ange-ftp-real-dired-clean-directory)
+	   keep))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-backup-diff (&optional switches)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (interactive (list (if (fboundp 'diff-read-switches)
+			 (diff-read-switches "Diff with switches: "))))
+  (funcall (or (and ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+		    (cdr (assq ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+			       ange-ftp-dired-backup-diff-alist)))
+	       'ange-ftp-real-dired-backup-diff)
+	   switches))
+
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-fixup-subdirs (start file)
+  "Turn each subdir name into a valid ange-ftp filename."
+
+  ;; We haven't indented the listing yet.
+  ;; Must be careful about filelines ending in a colon: exclude spaces!
+  (let ((subdir-regexp "^\\([^ \n\r]+\\)\\(:\\)[\n\r]"))
+    (save-restriction
+      (save-excursion
+	(narrow-to-region start (point))
+	(goto-char start)
+	(while (re-search-forward subdir-regexp nil t)
+	  (goto-char (match-beginning 1))
+	  (let ((name (buffer-substring (point)
+					(match-end 1))))
+	    (delete-region (point) (match-end 1))
+	    (insert (ange-ftp-replace-path-component
+		     file
+		     name))))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-ls (file switches &optional wildcard full-directory-p)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path file)))
+    (if parsed
+	(let* ((pt (point))
+	       (path (nth 2 parsed))
+	       (host-type (ange-ftp-host-type (car parsed)))
+	       (dumb (memq host-type ange-ftp-dumb-host-types))
+	       trim-func case-fold-search)
+	  ;; Make sure that case-fold-search is nil
+	  ;; so that we can look at the switches.
+	  (if wildcard
+	      (if (not (memq host-type '(unix dumb-unix)))
+		  (insert (ange-ftp-ls file switches nil))
+		;; Prevent ls from inserting subdirs, as the subdir header
+		;; line format would be wrong (it would have no "/user@host:"
+		;; prefix)
+		(insert (ange-ftp-ls file (concat switches "d") nil))
+
+		;; Quoting the path part of the file name seems to be a good
+		;; idea (using dired.el's shell-quote function), but ftpd
+		;; always globs ls args before passing them to /bin/ls or even
+		;; doing the ls formatting itself.  --> So wildcard characters
+		;; in FILE lose.  Sigh...
+
+		;; When using wildcards, some ftpd's put the whole directory
+		;; name in front of each filename.  Walk down the listing
+		;; generated and remove this stuff.
+		(let ((dir (ange-ftp-real-file-name-directory path)))
+		  (if dir
+		      (let ((dirq (regexp-quote dir)))
+			(save-restriction
+			  (save-excursion
+			    (narrow-to-region pt (point))
+			    (goto-char pt)
+			    (while (not (eobp))
+			      (if (dired-move-to-filename)
+				  (if (re-search-forward dirq nil t)
+				      (replace-match "")))
+			      (forward-line 1))))))))
+
+               ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+               ;; Big issue here Andy! ;;
+	       ;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;;
+	       ;; In tree dired V5.245 Sebastian has used the following
+	       ;; trick to resolve symbolic links to directories. This causes
+	       ;; havoc with ange-ftp, because ange-ftp expands dots, with
+	       ;; expand-file-name before it sends them. This means that this
+	       ;; trick currently fails for remote SysV machines. But worse,
+	       ;; /vms:/DEV:/FOO/. expands to /vms:/DEV:/FOO, which converts
+	       ;; to DEV:FOO and not DEV:[FOO]. i.e it is only in UNIX that
+	       ;; we can play fast and loose with the difference between
+	       ;; directory names and their associated filenames.
+	       ;; My temporary fix is to knock Sebastian's dot off.
+	       ;; Maybe things can be made real clever in
+	       ;; the future, so that Sebastian can have his way with remote
+	       ;; SysV machines.
+	       ;; Sebastian in dired-readin-insert says:
+
+	          ;; On SysV derived system, symbolic links to
+		  ;; directories are not resolved, while on BSD
+		  ;; derived it suffices to let DIRNAME end in slash.
+		  ;; We always let it end in "/." since it does no
+		  ;; harm on BSD and makes Dired work on such links on
+		  ;; SysV.
+
+	    (if (string-match "/\\.$" path)
+		(setq
+		 file
+		 (ange-ftp-replace-path-component
+		  file (substring path 0 -1))))
+	    (if (string-match "R" switches)
+		(progn
+		  (insert (ange-ftp-ls file switches nil))
+		  ;; fix up the subdirectory names in the recursive
+		  ;; listing.
+		  (ange-ftp-dired-fixup-subdirs pt file))
+	      (insert
+	       (ange-ftp-ls file
+			    switches
+			    (and (or dumb (string-match "[aA]" switches))
+				 full-directory-p))))
+	    (if (and (null full-directory-p)
+		     (setq trim-func
+			   (cdr (assq host-type
+				      ange-ftp-dired-ls-trim-alist))))
+		;; If full-directory-p and wild-card are null, then only one
+		;; line per file must be inserted.
+		;; Some OS's (like VMS) insert other crap. Clean it out.
+		(save-restriction
+		  (narrow-to-region pt (point))
+		  (funcall trim-func)))))
+      (ange-ftp-real-dired-ls file switches wildcard full-directory-p))))
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-remote-shell-file-name
+  (if (memq system-type '(hpux usg-unix-v)) ; hope that's right
+      "remsh"
+    "rsh")
+  "Remote shell used by ange-ftp.")
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-run-shell-command (command &optional in-background)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (let* ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path default-directory))
+	 (host (nth 0 parsed))
+	 (user (nth 1 parsed))
+	 (path (nth 2 parsed)))
+    (if (not parsed)
+	(ange-ftp-real-dired-run-shell-command command in-background)
+      (if (> (length path) 0)		; else it's $HOME
+	  (setq command (concat "cd " path "; " command)))
+      (setq command
+	    (format  "%s %s \"%s\""	; remsh -l USER does not work well
+					; on a hp-ux machine I tried
+		     ange-ftp-remote-shell-file-name host command))
+      (ange-ftp-message "Remote command '%s' ..." command)
+      ;; Cannot call ange-ftp-real-dired-run-shell-command here as it
+      ;; would prepend "cd default-directory" --- which bombs because
+      ;; default-directory is in ange-ftp syntax for remote path names.
+      (if in-background
+	  (comint::background command)
+	(shell-command command)))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-make-directory (dir)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (interactive (list (expand-file-name (read-file-name "Make directory: "))))
+  (if (file-exists-p dir)
+      (error "Cannot make directory %s: file already exists" dir)
+    (let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path dir)))
+      (if parsed
+	  (let* ((host (nth 0 parsed))
+		 (user (nth 1 parsed))
+		 ;; Some ftp's on unix machines (at least on Suns)
+		 ;; insist that mkdir take a filename, and not a
+		 ;; directory-name name as an arg. Argh!! This is a bug.
+		 ;; Non-unix machines will probably always insist
+		 ;; that mkdir takes a directory-name as an arg
+		 ;; (as the ftp man page says it should).
+		 (path (ange-ftp-quote-string
+			(if (eq (ange-ftp-host-type host) 'unix)
+			    (ange-ftp-real-directory-file-name (nth 2 parsed))
+			  (ange-ftp-real-file-name-as-directory
+			   (nth 2 parsed)))))
+		 (abbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename dir))
+		 (result (ange-ftp-send-cmd host user
+					    (list 'mkdir path)
+					    (format "Making directory %s"
+						    abbr))))
+	    (or (car result)
+		(ange-ftp-error host user
+				(format "Could not make directory %s: %s"
+					dir
+					(cdr result))))
+	    (ange-ftp-add-file-entry dir t))
+	(ange-ftp-real-make-directory dir)))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-remove-directory (dir)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (interactive 
+   (list (expand-file-name (read-file-name "Remove directory: "
+					   nil nil 'confirm)))) 
+  (if (file-directory-p dir)
+      (let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path dir)))
+	(if parsed
+	    (let* ((host (nth 0 parsed))
+		   (user (nth 1 parsed))
+		   ;; Some ftp's on unix machines (at least on Suns)
+		   ;; insist that rmdir take a filename, and not a
+		   ;; directory-name name as an arg. Argh!! This is a bug.
+		   ;; Non-unix machines will probably always insist
+		   ;; that rmdir takes a directory-name as an arg
+		   ;; (as the ftp man page says it should).
+		   (path (ange-ftp-quote-string
+			  (if (eq (ange-ftp-host-type host) 'unix)
+			      (ange-ftp-real-directory-file-name
+			       (nth 2 parsed))
+			    (ange-ftp-real-file-name-as-directory
+			     (nth 2 parsed)))))
+		  (abbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename dir))
+		  (result (ange-ftp-send-cmd host user
+					     (list 'rmdir path)
+					     (format "Removing directory %s"
+						     abbr))))
+	      (or (car result)
+		  (ange-ftp-error host user
+				  (format "Could not remove directory %s: %s"
+					  dir
+					  (cdr result))))
+	      (ange-ftp-delete-file-entry dir t))
+	  (ange-ftp-real-delete-directory dir)))
+    (error "Not a directory: %s" dir)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-diff (fn1 fn2 &optional switches)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (interactive (diff-read-args "Diff: " "Diff %s with: "
+			       "Diff with switches: "))
+  (or (and (stringp fn1)
+	   (stringp fn2))
+      (error  "diff: arguments must be strings: %s %s" fn1 fn2))
+  (or switches
+      (setq switches (if (stringp diff-switches)
+			 diff-switches
+		       (if (listp diff-switches)
+			   (mapconcat 'identity diff-switches " ")
+			 ""))))
+  (let* ((fn1 (expand-file-name fn1))
+	 (fn2 (expand-file-name fn2))
+	 (pa1 (ange-ftp-ftp-path fn1))
+	 (pa2 (ange-ftp-ftp-path fn2)))
+    (if (or pa1 pa2)
+	(let* ((tmp1 (and pa1 (ange-ftp-make-tmp-name (car pa1))))
+	       (tmp2 (and pa2 (ange-ftp-make-tmp-name (car pa2))))
+	       (bin1 (and pa1 (ange-ftp-binary-file fn1)))
+	       (bin2 (and pa2 (ange-ftp-binary-file fn2)))
+	       (dir1 (file-directory-p fn1))
+	       (dir2 (file-directory-p fn2))
+	       (old-dir default-directory)
+	       (default-directory "/tmp")) ;fool FTP-smart compile.el
+	  (unwind-protect
+	      (progn
+		(if (and dir1 dir2)
+		    (error "can't compare remote directories"))
+		(if dir1
+		    (setq fn1 (expand-file-name (file-name-nondirectory fn2)
+						fn1)
+			  pa1 (ange-ftp-ftp-path fn1)
+			  bin1 (ange-ftp-binary-file fn1)))
+		(if dir2
+		    (setq fn2 (expand-file-name (file-name-nondirectory fn1)
+						fn2)
+			  pa2 (ange-ftp-ftp-path fn2)
+			  bin2 (ange-ftp-binary-file fn2)))
+		(and pa1 (ange-ftp-copy-file-internal fn1 tmp1 t nil
+				   (format "Getting %s" fn1)))
+		(and pa2 (ange-ftp-copy-file-internal fn2 tmp2 t nil
+				   (format "Getting %s" fn2)))
+		(and ange-ftp-process-verbose
+		     (ange-ftp-message "doing diff..."))
+		(sit-for 0)
+		(ange-ftp-real-diff (or tmp1 fn1) (or tmp2 fn2) switches)
+		(cond ((boundp 'compilation-process)
+		       (while (and compilation-process
+				   (eq (process-status compilation-process)
+				       'run))
+			 (accept-process-output compilation-process)))
+		      ((boundp 'compilation-last-buffer)
+		       (while (and compilation-last-buffer
+				   (buffer-name compilation-last-buffer)
+				   (get-buffer-process
+				    compilation-last-buffer)
+				   (eq (process-status
+					(get-buffer-process
+					 compilation-last-buffer))
+				       'run))
+			 (accept-process-output))))
+		(and ange-ftp-process-verbose
+		     (ange-ftp-message "doing diff...done"))
+		(save-excursion
+		  (set-buffer (get-buffer-create "*compilation*"))
+
+		  ;; replace the default directory that we munged earlier.
+		  (goto-char (point-min))
+		  (if (search-forward (concat "cd " default-directory) nil t)
+		      (replace-match (concat "cd " old-dir)))
+		  (setq default-directory old-dir)
+
+		  ;; massage the diff output, replacing the temporary file-
+		  ;; names with their original names.
+		  (if tmp1
+		      (let ((q1 (shell-quote tmp1)))
+			(goto-char (point-min))
+			(while (search-forward q1 nil t)
+			  (replace-match fn1))))
+		  (if tmp2
+		      (let ((q2 (shell-quote tmp2)))
+			(goto-char (point-min))
+			(while (search-forward q2 nil t)
+			  (replace-match fn2))))))
+	    (and tmp1 (ange-ftp-del-tmp-name tmp1))
+	    (and tmp2 (ange-ftp-del-tmp-name tmp2))))
+      (ange-ftp-real-diff fn1 fn2 switches))))
+	    
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-call-process (program discard &rest arguments)
+  "Documented as original."
+  ;; PROGRAM is always one of those below in the cond in dired.el.
+  ;; The ARGUMENTS are (nearly) always files.
+  (if (ange-ftp-ftp-path default-directory)
+      ;; Can't use ange-ftp-dired-host-type here because the current
+      ;; buffer is *dired-check-process output*
+      (condition-case oops
+	  (cond ((equal "compress" program)
+		 (ange-ftp-call-compress arguments))
+		((equal "uncompress" program)
+		 (ange-ftp-call-uncompress arguments))
+		((equal "chmod" program)
+		 (ange-ftp-call-chmod arguments))
+		;; ((equal "chgrp" program))
+		;; ((equal dired-chown-program program))
+		(t (error "Unknown remote command: %s" program)))
+	(ftp-error (insert (format "%s: %s, %s\n"
+				    (nth 1 oops)
+				    (nth 2 oops)
+				    (nth 3 oops))))
+	(error (insert (format "%s\n" (nth 1 oops)))))
+    (apply 'call-process program nil (not discard) nil arguments)))
+
+
+(defun ange-ftp-call-compress (args)
+  "Perform a compress command on a remote file.
+Works by taking a copy of the file, compressing it and copying the file
+back."
+  (if (or (not (= (length args) 2))
+	  (not (string-equal "-f" (car args))))
+      (error
+       "ange-ftp-call-compress: missing -f flag and/or missing filename: %s"
+       args))
+  (let* ((file (nth 1 args))
+	 (parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path file))
+	 (tmp1 (ange-ftp-make-tmp-name (car parsed)))
+	 (tmp2 (ange-ftp-make-tmp-name (car parsed)))
+	 (abbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename file))
+	 (nfile (ange-ftp-dired-compress-make-compressed-filename file))
+	 (nabbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename nfile))
+	 (msg1 (format "Getting %s" abbr))
+	 (msg2 (format "Putting %s" nabbr)))
+    (unwind-protect
+	(progn
+	  (ange-ftp-copy-file-internal file tmp1 t nil msg1)
+	  (and ange-ftp-process-verbose
+	       (ange-ftp-message "Compressing %s..." abbr))
+	  (call-process-region (point)
+			       (point)
+			       shell-file-name
+			       nil
+			       t
+			       nil
+			       "-c"
+			       (format "compress -f -c < %s > %s" tmp1 tmp2))
+	  (and ange-ftp-process-verbose
+	       (ange-ftp-message "Compressing %s...done" abbr))
+	  (if (zerop (buffer-size))
+	      (progn
+		(let (ange-ftp-process-verbose)
+		  (delete-file file))
+		(ange-ftp-copy-file-internal tmp2 nfile t nil msg2))))
+      (ange-ftp-del-tmp-name tmp1)
+      (ange-ftp-del-tmp-name tmp2))))
+    
+(defun ange-ftp-call-uncompress (args)
+  "Perform an uncompress command on a remote file.
+Works by taking a copy of the file, uncompressing it and copying the file
+back."
+  (if (not (= (length args) 1))
+      (error "ange-ftp-call-uncompress: missing filename: %s" args))
+  (let* ((file (car args))
+	 (parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path file))
+	 (tmp1 (ange-ftp-make-tmp-name (car parsed)))
+	 (tmp2 (ange-ftp-make-tmp-name (car parsed)))
+	 (abbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename file))
+	 (nfile (ange-ftp-dired-compress-make-compressed-filename file 'reverse))
+	 (nabbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename nfile))
+	 (msg1 (format "Getting %s" abbr))
+	 (msg2 (format "Putting %s" nabbr))
+;;	 ;; Cheap hack because of problems with binary file transfers from
+;;	 ;; VMS hosts.
+;;	 (gbinary (not (eq 'vms (ange-ftp-host-type (car parsed)))))
+	 )
+    (unwind-protect
+	(progn
+	  (ange-ftp-copy-file-internal file tmp1 t nil msg1)
+	  (and ange-ftp-process-verbose
+	       (ange-ftp-message "Uncompressing %s..." abbr))
+	  (call-process-region (point)
+			       (point)
+			       shell-file-name
+			       nil
+			       t
+			       nil
+			       "-c"
+			       (format "uncompress -c < %s > %s" tmp1 tmp2))
+	  (and ange-ftp-process-verbose
+	       (ange-ftp-message "Uncompressing %s...done" abbr))
+	  (if (zerop (buffer-size))
+	      (progn
+		(let (ange-ftp-process-verbose)
+		  (delete-file file))
+		(ange-ftp-copy-file-internal tmp2 nfile t nil msg2))))
+      (ange-ftp-del-tmp-name tmp1)
+      (ange-ftp-del-tmp-name tmp2))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-call-chmod (args)
+  (if (< (length args) 2)
+      (error "ange-ftp-call-chmod: missing mode and/or filename: %s" args))
+  (let ((mode (car args)))
+    (mapcar
+     (function
+      (lambda (file)
+	(setq file (expand-file-name file))
+	(let ((parsed (ange-ftp-ftp-path file)))
+	  (if parsed
+	      (let* ((host (nth 0 parsed))
+		     (user (nth 1 parsed))
+		     (path (ange-ftp-quote-string (nth 2 parsed)))
+		     (abbr (ange-ftp-abbreviate-filename file))
+		     (result (ange-ftp-send-cmd host user
+						(list 'chmod mode path)
+						(format "doing chmod %s"
+							abbr))))
+		(or (car result)
+		    (ange-ftp-error host user
+				    (format "chmod: %s: \"%s\""
+					    file 
+					    (cdr result)))))))))
+     (cdr args)))
+  (setq ange-ftp-ls-cache-file nil))	;stop confusing dired
+
+;; Need to abstract the way dired computes the names of compressed files.
+;; I feel badly about these two overloads.
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-compress ()
+  ;; Compress current file.  Return nil for success, offending filename else.
+  (let* (buffer-read-only
+	 (from-file (dired-get-filename))
+	 (to-file (ange-ftp-dired-compress-make-compressed-filename from-file)))
+    (cond ((save-excursion (beginning-of-line)
+			   (looking-at dired-re-sym))
+	   (dired-log (concat "Attempt to compress a symbolic link:\n"
+			      from-file))
+	   (dired-make-relative from-file))
+	  ((dired-check-process (concat "Compressing " from-file)
+				"compress" "-f" from-file)
+	   ;; errors from the process are already logged by
+	   ;; dired-check-process
+	   (dired-make-relative from-file))
+	  (t
+	 (dired-update-file-line to-file)
+	 nil))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-uncompress ()
+  ;; Uncompress current file.  Return nil for success,
+  ;; offending filename else.
+  (let* (buffer-read-only
+	 (from-file (dired-get-filename))
+	 (to-file (ange-ftp-dired-compress-make-compressed-filename from-file 'reverse)))
+    (if (dired-check-process (concat "Uncompressing " from-file)
+			     "uncompress" from-file)
+	(dired-make-relative from-file)
+      (dired-update-file-line to-file)
+      nil)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-flag-backup-files (&optional unflag-p)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (interactive "P")
+  (funcall (or (and ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+		    (cdr (assq ange-ftp-dired-host-type
+			       ange-ftp-dired-flag-backup-files-alist)))
+	       'ange-ftp-real-dired-flag-backup-files)
+	   unflag-p))
+
+;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;; Noddy support for async copy-file within dired.
+;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-copy-file (from to ok-flag &optional cont nowait)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (dired-handle-overwrite to)
+  (ange-ftp-copy-file-internal from to ok-flag dired-copy-preserve-time nil
+			       cont nowait))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-do-create-files (op-symbol file-creator operation arg
+						 &optional marker-char op1
+						 how-to)
+  "Documented as original."
+  ;; we need to let ange-ftp-dired-create-files know that we indirectly
+  ;; called it rather than somebody else.
+  (let ((ange-ftp-dired-do-create-files t)) ; tell who caller is
+    (ange-ftp-real-dired-do-create-files op-symbol file-creator operation
+					 arg marker-char op1 how-to)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-create-files (file-creator operation fn-list name-constructor
+						 &optional marker-char)
+  "Documented as original."
+  (if (and (boundp 'ange-ftp-dired-do-create-files)
+	   ;; called from ange-ftp-dired-do-create-files?
+	   ange-ftp-dired-do-create-files
+	   ;; any files worth copying?
+	   fn-list
+	   ;; we only support async copy-file at the mo.
+	   (eq file-creator 'dired-copy-file)
+	   ;; it is only worth calling the alternative function for remote files
+	   ;; as we tie ourself in recursive knots otherwise.
+	   (or (ange-ftp-ftp-path (car fn-list))
+	       ;; we can only call the name constructor for dired-do-create-files
+	       ;; since the one for regexps starts prompting here, there and
+	       ;; everywhere.
+	       (ange-ftp-ftp-path (funcall name-constructor (car fn-list)))))
+      ;; use the process-filter driven routine rather than the iterative one.
+      (ange-ftp-dcf-1 file-creator
+   		      operation
+ 		      fn-list
+ 		      name-constructor
+ 		      (and (boundp 'target) target)	;dynamically bound
+ 		      marker-char
+ 		      (current-buffer)
+ 		      nil	;overwrite-query
+ 		      nil	;overwrite-backup-query
+ 		      nil	;failures
+ 		      nil	;skipped
+ 		      0		;success-count
+ 		      (length fn-list) ;total
+ 		      )
+    ;; normal case... use the interative routine... much cheaper.
+    (ange-ftp-real-dired-create-files file-creator operation fn-list
+				      name-constructor marker-char)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dcf-1 (file-creator operation fn-list name-constructor
+		       target marker-char buffer overwrite-query 
+		       overwrite-backup-query failures skipped
+		       success-count total)
+  (let ((old-buf (current-buffer)))
+    (unwind-protect
+	(progn
+	  (set-buffer buffer)
+	  (if (null fn-list)
+	      (ange-ftp-dcf-3 failures operation total skipped
+			      success-count buffer)
+	    
+	    (let* ((from (car fn-list))
+		   (to (funcall name-constructor from)))
+	      (if (equal to from)
+		  (progn
+		    (setq to nil)
+		    (dired-log "Cannot %s to same file: %s\n"
+			       (downcase operation) from)))
+	      (if (not to)
+		  (ange-ftp-dcf-1 file-creator
+				  operation
+				  (cdr fn-list)
+				  name-constructor
+				  target
+				  marker-char
+				  buffer
+				  overwrite-query
+				  overwrite-backup-query
+				  failures
+				  (cons (dired-make-relative from) skipped)
+				  success-count
+				  total)
+		(let* ((overwrite (file-exists-p to))
+		       (overwrite-confirmed	; for dired-handle-overwrite
+			(and overwrite
+			     (let ((help-form '(format "\
+Type SPC or `y' to overwrite file `%s',
+DEL or `n' to skip to next,
+ESC or `q' to not overwrite any of the remaining files,
+`!' to overwrite all remaining files with no more questions." to)))
+			       (dired-query 'overwrite-query
+					    "Overwrite `%s'?" to))))
+		       ;; must determine if FROM is marked before file-creator
+		       ;; gets a chance to delete it (in case of a move).
+		       (actual-marker-char
+			(cond  ((integerp marker-char) marker-char)
+			       (marker-char (dired-file-marker from)) ; slow
+			       (t nil))))
+		  (condition-case err
+		      (funcall file-creator from to overwrite-confirmed
+			       (list (function ange-ftp-dcf-2)
+				     nil	;err
+				     file-creator operation fn-list
+				     name-constructor
+				     target
+				     marker-char actual-marker-char
+				     buffer to from
+				     overwrite
+				     overwrite-confirmed
+				     overwrite-query 
+				     overwrite-backup-query
+				     failures skipped success-count
+				     total)
+			       t)
+		    (file-error		; FILE-CREATOR aborted
+		     (ange-ftp-dcf-2 nil ;result
+				     nil ;line
+				     err
+				     file-creator operation fn-list
+				     name-constructor
+				     target
+				     marker-char actual-marker-char
+				     buffer to from
+				     overwrite
+				     overwrite-confirmed
+				     overwrite-query 
+				     overwrite-backup-query
+				     failures skipped success-count
+				     total))))))))
+      (set-buffer old-buf))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dcf-2 (result line err
+			      file-creator operation fn-list
+			      name-constructor
+			      target
+			      marker-char actual-marker-char
+			      buffer to from
+			      overwrite
+			      overwrite-confirmed
+			      overwrite-query 
+			      overwrite-backup-query
+			      failures skipped success-count
+			      total)
+  (let ((old-buf (current-buffer)))
+    (unwind-protect
+	(progn
+	  (set-buffer buffer)
+	  (if (or err (not result))
+	      (progn
+		(setq failures (cons (dired-make-relative from) failures))
+		(dired-log "%s `%s' to `%s' failed:\n%s\n"
+			   operation from to (or err line)))
+	    (if overwrite
+		;; If we get here, file-creator hasn't been aborted
+		;; and the old entry (if any) has to be deleted
+		;; before adding the new entry.
+		(dired-remove-file to))
+	    (setq success-count (1+ success-count))
+	    (message "%s: %d of %d" operation success-count total)
+	    (dired-add-file to actual-marker-char))
+	  
+	  (ange-ftp-dcf-1 file-creator operation (cdr fn-list)
+			  name-constructor
+			  target
+			  marker-char
+			  buffer
+			  overwrite-query 
+			  overwrite-backup-query
+			  failures skipped success-count
+			  total))
+      (set-buffer old-buf))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dcf-3 (failures operation total skipped success-count
+				buffer)
+  (let ((old-buf (current-buffer)))
+    (unwind-protect
+	(progn
+	  (set-buffer buffer)
+	  (cond
+	   (failures
+	    (dired-log-summary
+	     (message "%s failed for %d of %d file%s %s"
+		      operation (length failures) total
+		      (dired-plural-s total) failures)))
+	   (skipped
+	    (dired-log-summary
+	     (message "%s: %d of %d file%s skipped %s"
+		      operation (length skipped) total
+		      (dired-plural-s total) skipped)))
+	   (t
+	    (message "%s: %s file%s."
+		     operation success-count (dired-plural-s success-count))))
+	  (dired-move-to-filename))
+      (set-buffer old-buf))))
+
+;;;; -----------------------------------------------
+;;;; Unix Descriptive Listing (dl) Support
+;;;; -----------------------------------------------
+
+(defconst ange-ftp-dired-dl-re-dir
+  "^. [^ /]+/[ \n]"
+  "Regular expression to use to search for dl directories.")
+
+(or (assq 'unix:dl ange-ftp-dired-re-dir-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-re-dir-alist
+	  (cons (cons 'unix:dl  ange-ftp-dired-dl-re-dir)
+		ange-ftp-dired-re-dir-alist)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-dl-move-to-filename (&optional raise-error eol)
+  "In dired, move to the first character of the filename on this line."
+  ;; This is the Unix dl version.
+  (or eol (setq eol (progn (end-of-line) (point))))
+  (let (case-fold-search)
+    (beginning-of-line)
+    (if (looking-at ". [^ ]+ +\\([0-9]+\\|-\\|=\\) ")
+	(goto-char (+ (point) 2))
+      (if raise-error
+	  (error "No file on this line")
+	nil))))
+
+(or (assq 'unix:dl ange-ftp-dired-move-to-filename-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-move-to-filename-alist
+	  (cons '(unix:dl . ange-ftp-dired-dl-move-to-filename)
+		ange-ftp-dired-move-to-filename-alist)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-dl-move-to-end-of-filename (&optional no-error eol)
+  ;; Assumes point is at beginning of filename.
+  ;; So, it should be called only after (dired-move-to-filename t).
+  ;; On failure, signals an error or returns nil.
+  ;; This is the Unix dl version.
+  (let ((opoint (point))
+	case-fold-search hidden)
+    (or eol (setq eol (save-excursion (end-of-line) (point))))
+    (setq hidden (and selective-display
+		       (save-excursion
+			 (search-forward "\r" eol t))))
+    (if hidden
+	(if no-error
+	    nil
+	  (error
+	   (substitute-command-keys
+	    "File line is hidden, type \\[dired-hide-subdir] to unhide")))
+      (skip-chars-forward "^ /" eol)
+      (if (eq opoint (point))
+	  (if no-error
+	      nil
+	    (error "No file on this line"))
+	(point)))))
+
+(or (assq 'unix:dl ange-ftp-dired-move-to-end-of-filename-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-move-to-end-of-filename-alist
+	  (cons '(unix:dl . ange-ftp-dired-dl-move-to-end-of-filename)
+		ange-ftp-dired-move-to-end-of-filename-alist)))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; VOS support (VOS support is probably broken,
+;;;; but I don't know anything about VOS.)
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;
+;(defun ange-ftp-fix-path-for-vos (path &optional reverse)
+;  (setq path (copy-sequence path))
+;  (let ((from (if reverse ?\> ?\/))
+;	(to (if reverse ?\/ ?\>))
+;	(i (1- (length path))))
+;    (while (>= i 0)
+;      (if (= (aref path i) from)
+;	  (aset path i to))
+;      (setq i (1- i)))
+;    path))
+;
+;(or (assq 'vos ange-ftp-fix-path-func-alist)
+;    (setq ange-ftp-fix-path-func-alist
+;	  (cons '(vos . ange-ftp-fix-path-for-vos)
+;		ange-ftp-fix-path-func-alist)))
+;
+;(or (memq 'vos ange-ftp-dumb-host-types)
+;    (setq ange-ftp-dumb-host-types
+;	  (cons 'vos ange-ftp-dumb-host-types)))
+;
+;(defun ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-for-vos (dir-path)
+;  (ange-ftp-fix-path-for-vos
+;   (concat dir-path
+;	   (if (eq ?/ (aref dir-path (1- (length dir-path))))
+;	       "" "/")
+;	   "*")))
+;
+;(or (assq 'vos ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-func-alist)
+;    (setq ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-func-alist
+;	  (cons '(vos . ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-for-vos)
+;		ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-func-alist)))
+;
+;(defvar ange-ftp-vos-host-regexp nil
+;  "If a host matches this regexp then it is assumed to be running VOS.")
+;
+;(defun ange-ftp-vos-host (host)
+;  (and ange-ftp-vos-host-regexp
+;       (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+;	 (string-match ange-ftp-vos-host-regexp host))))
+;
+;(defun ange-ftp-parse-vos-listing ()
+;  "Parse the current buffer which is assumed to be in VOS list -all
+;format, and return a hashtable as the result."
+;  (let ((tbl (ange-ftp-make-hashtable))
+;	(type-list
+;	 '(("^Files: [0-9]+ +Blocks: [0-9]+\n+" nil 40)
+;	   ("^Dirs: [0-9]+\n+" t 30)))
+;	type-regexp type-is-dir type-col file)
+;    (goto-char (point-min))
+;    (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+;      (while type-list
+;	(setq type-regexp (car (car type-list))
+;	      type-is-dir (nth 1 (car type-list))
+;	      type-col (nth 2 (car type-list))
+;	      type-list (cdr type-list))
+;	(if (re-search-forward type-regexp nil t)
+;	    (while (eq (char-after (point)) ? )
+;	      (move-to-column type-col)
+;	      (setq file (buffer-substring (point)
+;					   (progn
+;					     (end-of-line 1)
+;					     (point))))
+;	      (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry file type-is-dir tbl)
+;	      (forward-line 1))))
+;      (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry "." 'vosdir tbl)
+;      (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry ".." 'vosdir tbl))
+;    tbl))
+;
+;(or (assq 'vos ange-ftp-parse-list-func-alist)
+;    (setq ange-ftp-parse-list-func-alist
+;	  (cons '(vos . ange-ftp-parse-vos-listing)
+;		ange-ftp-parse-list-func-alist)))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; VMS support.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(defun ange-ftp-fix-path-for-vms (path &optional reverse)
+  "Convert PATH from UNIX-ish to VMS.  If REVERSE given then convert from VMS
+to UNIX-ish."
+  (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+    (if reverse
+	(if (string-match "^\\([^:]+:\\)?\\(\\[.*\\]\\)?\\([^][]*\\)$" path)
+	    (let (drive dir file)
+	      (if (match-beginning 1)
+		  (setq drive (substring path
+					 (match-beginning 1)
+					 (match-end 1))))
+	      (if (match-beginning 2)
+		  (setq dir
+			(substring path (match-beginning 2) (match-end 2))))
+	      (if (match-beginning 3)
+		  (setq file
+			(substring path (match-beginning 3) (match-end 3))))
+	      (and dir
+		   (setq dir (apply (function concat)
+				    (mapcar (function
+					     (lambda (char)
+					       (if (= char ?.)
+						   (vector ?/)
+						 (vector char))))
+					    (substring dir 1 -1)))))
+	      (concat (and drive
+			   (concat "/" drive "/"))
+		      dir (and dir "/")
+		      file))
+	  (error "path %s didn't match" path))
+      (let (drive dir file tmp)
+	(if (string-match "^/[^:]+:/" path)
+	    (setq drive (substring path 1
+				   (1- (match-end 0)))
+		  path (substring path (match-end 0))))
+	(setq tmp (file-name-directory path))
+	(if tmp
+	    (setq dir (apply (function concat)
+			     (mapcar (function
+				      (lambda (char)
+					(if (= char ?/)
+					    (vector ?.)
+					  (vector char))))
+				     (substring tmp 0 -1)))))
+	(setq file (file-name-nondirectory path))
+	(concat drive
+		(and dir (concat "[" (if drive nil ".") dir "]"))
+		file)))))
+
+;; (ange-ftp-fix-path-for-vms "/PUB$:/ANONYMOUS/SDSCPUB/NEXT/Readme.txt;1")
+;; (ange-ftp-fix-path-for-vms "/PUB$:[ANONYMOUS.SDSCPUB.NEXT]Readme.txt;1" t)
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-fix-path-func-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-fix-path-func-alist
+	  (cons '(vms . ange-ftp-fix-path-for-vms)
+		ange-ftp-fix-path-func-alist)))
+
+(or (memq 'vms ange-ftp-dumb-host-types)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dumb-host-types
+	  (cons 'vms ange-ftp-dumb-host-types)))
+
+;; It is important that this function barf for directories for which we know
+;; that we cannot possibly get a directory listing, such as "/" and "/DEV:/".
+;; This is because it saves an unnecessary FTP error, or possibly the listing
+;; might succeed, but give erroneous info. This last case is particularly
+;; likely for OS's (like MTS) for which we need to use a wildcard in order
+;; to list a directory.
+
+(defun ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-for-vms (dir-path)
+  "Convert path from UNIX-ish to VMS ready for a DIRectory listing."
+  ;; Should there be entries for .. -> [-] and . -> [] below. Don't
+  ;; think so, because expand-filename should have already short-circuited
+  ;; them.
+  (cond ((string-equal dir-path "/")
+	 (error "Cannot get listing for fictitious \"/\" directory."))
+	((string-match "^/[-A-Z0-9_$]+:/$" dir-path)
+	 (error "Cannot get listing for device."))
+	((ange-ftp-fix-path-for-vms dir-path))))
+  
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-func-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-func-alist
+	  (cons '(vms . ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-for-vms)
+		ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-func-alist)))
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-vms-host-regexp nil)
+
+(defun ange-ftp-vms-host (host)
+  "Return whether HOST is running VMS."
+  (and ange-ftp-vms-host-regexp
+       (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+	 (string-match ange-ftp-vms-host-regexp host))))
+
+;; Because some VMS ftp servers convert filenames to lower case
+;; we allow a-z in the filename regexp. I'm not too happy about this.
+
+(defconst ange-ftp-vms-filename-regexp
+  (concat
+   "\\(\\([_A-Za-z0-9$]?\\|[_A-Za-z0-9$][_A-Za-z0-9$---]*\\)\\."
+   "[_A-Za-z0-9$---]*;+[0-9]*\\)")
+  "Regular expression to match for a valid VMS file name in Dired buffer.
+Stupid freaking bug! Position of _ and $ shouldn't matter but they do.
+Having [A-Z0-9$_] bombs on filename _$$CHANGE_LOG$.TXT$ and $CHANGE_LOG$.TX
+Other orders of $ and _ seem to all work just fine.")
+
+;; These parsing functions are as general as possible because the syntax
+;; of ftp listings from VMS hosts is a bit erratic. What saves us is that
+;; the VMS filename syntax is so rigid. If they bomb on a listing in the
+;; standard VMS Multinet format, then this is a bug. If they bomb on a listing
+;; from vms.weird.net, then too bad.
+
+(defun ange-ftp-parse-vms-filename ()
+  "Extract the next filename from a VMS dired-like listing."
+  (if (re-search-forward
+	 ange-ftp-vms-filename-regexp
+	 nil t)
+	(buffer-substring (match-beginning 0) (match-end 0))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-parse-vms-listing ()
+  "Parse the current buffer which is assumed to be in MultiNet FTP dir
+format, and return a hashtable as the result."
+  (let ((tbl (ange-ftp-make-hashtable))
+	file)
+    (goto-char (point-min))
+    (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+      (while (setq file (ange-ftp-parse-vms-filename))
+	(if (string-match "\\.\\(DIR\\|dir\\);[0-9]+" file)
+	    ;; deal with directories
+	    (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry
+	     (substring file 0 (match-beginning 0)) t tbl)
+	  (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry file nil tbl)
+	  (if (string-match ";[0-9]+$" file) ; deal with extension
+	      ;; sans extension
+	      (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry
+	       (substring file 0 (match-beginning 0)) nil tbl)))
+	(forward-line 1))
+      ;; Would like to look for a "Total" line, or a "Directory" line to
+      ;; make sure that the listing isn't complete garbage before putting
+      ;; in "." and "..", but we can't even count on all VAX's giving us
+      ;; either of these.
+	   (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry "." t tbl)
+	   (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry ".." t tbl))
+    tbl))
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-parse-list-func-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-parse-list-func-alist
+	  (cons '(vms . ange-ftp-parse-vms-listing)
+		ange-ftp-parse-list-func-alist)))
+
+;; This version only deletes file entries which have
+;; explicit version numbers, because that is all VMS allows.
+
+;; Can the following two functions be speeded up using file
+;; completion functions?
+
+(defun ange-ftp-vms-delete-file-entry (path &optional dir-p)
+  (if dir-p
+      (ange-ftp-internal-delete-file-entry path t)
+    (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+      (let ((file (ange-ftp-get-file-part path)))
+	(if (string-match ";[0-9]+$" file)
+	    ;; In VMS you can't delete a file without an explicit	
+	    ;; version number, or wild-card (e.g. FOO;*)
+	    ;; For now, we give up on wildcards.
+	    (let ((files (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry
+			  (file-name-directory path)
+			  ange-ftp-files-hashtable)))
+	      (if files
+		  (let* ((root (substring file 0
+					  (match-beginning 0)))
+			 (regexp (concat "^"
+					 (regexp-quote root)
+					 ";[0-9]+$"))
+			 versions)
+		    (ange-ftp-del-hash-entry file files)
+		    ;; Now we need to check if there are any
+		    ;; versions left. If not, then delete the
+		    ;; root entry.
+		    (mapatoms
+		     '(lambda (sym)
+			(and (string-match regexp (get sym 'key))
+			     (setq versions t)))
+		     files)
+		    (or versions
+			(ange-ftp-del-hash-entry root files))))))))))
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-delete-file-entry-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-delete-file-entry-alist
+	  (cons '(vms . ange-ftp-vms-delete-file-entry)
+		ange-ftp-delete-file-entry-alist)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-vms-add-file-entry (path &optional dir-p)
+  (if dir-p
+      (ange-ftp-internal-add-file-entry path t)
+    (let ((files (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry
+		  (file-name-directory path)
+		  ange-ftp-files-hashtable)))
+      (if files
+	  (let ((file (ange-ftp-get-file-part path)))
+	    (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+	      (if (string-match ";[0-9]+$" file)
+		  (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry
+		   (substring file 0 (match-beginning 0))
+		   nil files)
+		;; Need to figure out what version of the file
+		;; is being added.
+		(let ((regexp (concat "^"
+				      (regexp-quote file)
+				      ";\\([0-9]+\\)$"))
+		      (version 0))
+		  (mapatoms
+		   '(lambda (sym)
+		      (let ((name (get sym 'key)))
+			(and (string-match regexp name)
+			     (setq version
+				   (max version
+					(string-to-int
+					 (substring name
+						    (match-beginning 1)
+						    (match-end 1))))))))
+		   files)
+		  (setq version (1+ version))
+		  (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry
+		   (concat file ";" (int-to-string version))
+		   nil files))))
+	    (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry file nil files))))))
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-add-file-entry-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-add-file-entry-alist
+	  (cons '(vms . ange-ftp-vms-add-file-entry)
+		ange-ftp-add-file-entry-alist)))
+
+
+(defun ange-ftp-add-vms-host (host)
+  "Interactively adds a given HOST to ange-ftp-vms-host-regexp."
+  (interactive
+   (list (read-string "Host: "
+		      (let ((name (or (buffer-file-name)
+				      (and (eq major-mode 'dired-mode)
+					   dired-directory))))
+			(and name (car (ange-ftp-ftp-path name)))))))
+  (if (not (ange-ftp-vms-host host))
+      (setq ange-ftp-vms-host-regexp
+	    (concat "^" (regexp-quote host) "$"
+		    (and ange-ftp-vms-host-regexp "\\|")
+		    ange-ftp-vms-host-regexp)
+	    ange-ftp-host-cache nil)))
+
+
+(defun ange-ftp-vms-file-name-as-directory (name)
+  (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+    (if (string-match "\\.\\(DIR\\|dir\\)\\(;[0-9]+\\)?$" name)
+	(setq name (substring name 0 (match-beginning 0))))
+    (ange-ftp-real-file-name-as-directory name)))
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-file-name-as-directory-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-file-name-as-directory-alist
+	  (cons '(vms . ange-ftp-vms-file-name-as-directory)
+		ange-ftp-file-name-as-directory-alist)))
+
+;;; Tree dired support:
+
+;; For this code I have borrowed liberally from Sebastian Kremer's
+;; dired-vms.el
+
+
+;; These regexps must be anchored to beginning of line.
+;; Beware that the ftpd may put the device in front of the filename.
+
+(defconst ange-ftp-dired-vms-re-exe "^. [^ \t.]+\\.\\(EXE\\|exe\\)[; ]"
+  "Regular expression to use to search for VMS executable files.")
+
+(defconst ange-ftp-dired-vms-re-dir "^. [^ \t.]+\\.\\(DIR\\|dir\\)[; ]"
+  "Regular expression to use to search for VMS directories.")
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-dired-re-exe-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-re-exe-alist
+	  (cons (cons 'vms  ange-ftp-dired-vms-re-exe)
+		ange-ftp-dired-re-exe-alist)))
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-dired-re-dir-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-re-dir-alist
+	  (cons (cons 'vms  ange-ftp-dired-vms-re-dir)
+		ange-ftp-dired-re-dir-alist)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-vms-insert-headerline (dir)
+  ;; VMS inserts a headerline. I would prefer the headerline
+  ;; to be in ange-ftp format. This version tries to
+  ;; be careful, because we can't count on a headerline
+  ;; over ftp, and we wouldn't want to delete anything
+  ;; important.
+  (save-excursion
+    (if (looking-at "^  wildcard ")
+	(forward-line 1))
+    (if (looking-at "^[ \n\t]*[^\n]+\\][ \t]*\n")
+	(delete-region (point) (match-end 0))))
+  (ange-ftp-real-dired-insert-headerline dir))
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-dired-insert-headerline-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-insert-headerline-alist
+	  (cons '(vms . ange-ftp-dired-vms-insert-headerline)
+		ange-ftp-dired-insert-headerline-alist)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-vms-move-to-filename (&optional raise-error eol)
+  "In dired, move to first char of filename on this line.
+Returns position (point) or nil if no filename on this line."
+  ;; This is the VMS version.
+  (let (case-fold-search)
+    (or eol (setq eol (progn (end-of-line) (point))))
+    (beginning-of-line)
+    (if (re-search-forward ange-ftp-vms-filename-regexp eol t)
+	(goto-char (match-beginning 1))
+      (if raise-error
+	  (error "No file on this line")
+	nil))))
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-dired-move-to-filename-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-move-to-filename-alist
+	  (cons '(vms . ange-ftp-dired-vms-move-to-filename)
+		ange-ftp-dired-move-to-filename-alist)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-vms-move-to-end-of-filename (&optional no-error eol)
+  ;; Assumes point is at beginning of filename.
+  ;; So, it should be called only after (dired-move-to-filename t).
+  ;; case-fold-search must be nil, at least for VMS.
+  ;; On failure, signals an error or returns nil.
+  ;; This is the VMS version.
+  (let (opoint hidden case-fold-search)
+    (setq opoint (point))
+    (or eol (setq eol (save-excursion (end-of-line) (point))))
+    (setq hidden (and selective-display
+		      (save-excursion (search-forward "\r" eol t))))
+    (if hidden
+	nil
+      (re-search-forward ange-ftp-vms-filename-regexp eol t))
+    (or no-error
+	(not (eq opoint (point)))
+	(error
+	 (if hidden
+	     (substitute-command-keys
+	      "File line is hidden, type \\[dired-hide-subdir] to unhide")
+	   "No file on this line")))
+    (if (eq opoint (point))
+	nil
+      (point))))
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-dired-move-to-end-of-filename-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-move-to-end-of-filename-alist
+	  (cons '(vms . ange-ftp-dired-vms-move-to-end-of-filename)
+		ange-ftp-dired-move-to-end-of-filename-alist)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-vms-between-files ()
+  (save-excursion
+    (beginning-of-line)
+    (or (equal (following-char) 10) ; newline
+     (equal (following-char) 9)     ; tab
+     (progn (forward-char 2)
+	    (or (looking-at "Total of")
+		(equal (following-char) 32))))))
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-dired-between-files-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-between-files-alist
+	  (cons '(vms . ange-ftp-dired-vms-between-files)
+		ange-ftp-dired-between-files-alist)))
+
+;; Beware! In VMS filenames must be of the form "FILE.TYPE".
+;; Therefore, we cannot just append a ".Z" to filenames for
+;; compressed files. Instead, we turn "FILE.TYPE" into
+;; "FILE.TYPE-Z". Hope that this is a reasonable thing to do.
+
+(defun ange-ftp-vms-make-compressed-filename (name &optional reverse)
+  (if reverse
+      (cond
+       ((string-match "-Z;[0-9]+$" name)
+	(substring name 0 (match-beginning 0)))
+       ((string-match ";[0-9]+$" name)
+	(substring name 0 (match-beginning 0)))
+       ((string-match "-Z$" name)
+	(substring name 0 -2))
+       (t name))
+    (if (string-match ";[0-9]+$" name)
+	(concat (substring name 0 (match-beginning 0))
+		"-Z")
+      (concat name "-Z"))))
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-dired-compress-make-compressed-filename-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-compress-make-compressed-filename-alist
+	  (cons '(vms . ange-ftp-vms-make-compressed-filename)
+		ange-ftp-dired-compress-make-compressed-filename-alist)))
+
+;; When the filename is too long, VMS will use two lines to list a file
+;; (damn them!) This will confuse dired. To solve this, need to convince
+;; Sebastian to use a function dired-go-to-end-of-file-line, instead of
+;; (forward-line 1). This would require a number of changes to dired.el.
+;; If dired gets confused, revert-buffer will fix it.
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-vms-ls-trim ()
+  (goto-char (point-min))
+  (let ((case-fold-search nil))
+    (re-search-forward  ange-ftp-vms-filename-regexp))
+  (beginning-of-line)
+  (delete-region (point-min) (point))
+  (forward-line 1)
+  (delete-region (point) (point-max)))
+
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-dired-ls-trim-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-ls-trim-alist
+	  (cons '(vms . ange-ftp-dired-vms-ls-trim)
+		ange-ftp-dired-ls-trim-alist)))	
+
+(defun ange-ftp-vms-bob-version (name)
+  (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+    (if (string-match ";[0-9]+$" name)
+	(substring name 0 (match-beginning 0))
+      name)))
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-bob-version-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-bob-version-alist
+	  (cons '(vms . ange-ftp-vms-bob-version)
+		ange-ftp-bob-version-alist)))
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-file-version-alist)
+
+;;; The vms version of clean-directory has 2 more optional args
+;;; than the usual dired version. This is so that it can be used by
+;;; ange-ftp-dired-vms-flag-backup-files.
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-vms-clean-directory (keep &optional marker msg)
+  "Flag numerical backups for deletion.
+Spares `dired-kept-versions' latest versions, and `kept-old-versions' oldest.
+Positive prefix arg KEEP overrides `dired-kept-versions';
+Negative prefix arg KEEP overrides `kept-old-versions' with KEEP made positive.
+
+To clear the flags on these files, you can use \\[dired-flag-backup-files]
+with a prefix argument."
+;  (interactive "P") ; Never actually called interactively.
+  (setq keep (max 1 (if keep (prefix-numeric-value keep) dired-kept-versions)))
+  (let ((early-retention (if (< keep 0) (- keep) kept-old-versions))
+	;; late-retention must NEVER be allowed to be less than 1 in VMS!
+	;; This could wipe ALL copies of the file.
+	(late-retention (max 1 (if (<= keep 0) dired-kept-versions keep)))
+	(action (or msg "Cleaning"))
+	(ange-ftp-trample-marker (or marker dired-del-marker))
+	(ange-ftp-file-version-alist ()))
+    (message (concat action
+		     " numerical backups (keeping %d late, %d old)...")
+	     late-retention early-retention)
+    ;; Look at each file.
+    ;; If the file has numeric backup versions,
+    ;; put on ange-ftp-file-version-alist an element of the form
+    ;; (FILENAME . VERSION-NUMBER-LIST)
+    (dired-map-dired-file-lines (function
+				 ange-ftp-dired-vms-collect-file-versions))
+    ;; Sort each VERSION-NUMBER-LIST,
+    ;; and remove the versions not to be deleted.
+    (let ((fval ange-ftp-file-version-alist))
+      (while fval
+	(let* ((sorted-v-list (cons 'q (sort (cdr (car fval)) '<)))
+	       (v-count (length sorted-v-list)))
+	  (if (> v-count (+ early-retention late-retention))
+	      (rplacd (nthcdr early-retention sorted-v-list)
+		      (nthcdr (- v-count late-retention)
+			      sorted-v-list)))
+	  (rplacd (car fval)
+		  (cdr sorted-v-list)))
+	(setq fval (cdr fval))))
+    ;; Look at each file.  If it is a numeric backup file,
+    ;; find it in a VERSION-NUMBER-LIST and maybe flag it for deletion.
+    (dired-map-dired-file-lines
+     (function
+      ange-ftp-dired-vms-trample-file-versions mark))
+    (message (concat action " numerical backups...done"))))
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-dired-clean-directory-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-clean-directory-alist
+	  (cons '(vms . ange-ftp-dired-vms-clean-directory)
+		ange-ftp-dired-clean-directory-alist)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-vms-collect-file-versions (fn)
+  ;;  "If it looks like file FN has versions, return a list of the versions.
+  ;;That is a list of strings which are file names.
+  ;;The caller may want to flag some of these files for deletion."
+(let ((path (nth 2 (ange-ftp-ftp-path fn))))
+  (if (string-match ";[0-9]+$" path)
+      (let* ((path (substring path 0 (match-beginning 0)))
+	     (fn (ange-ftp-replace-path-component fn path)))
+	(if (not (assq fn ange-ftp-file-version-alist))
+	    (let* ((base-versions
+		    (concat (file-name-nondirectory path) ";"))
+		   (bv-length (length base-versions))
+		   (possibilities (file-name-all-completions
+				   base-versions
+				   (file-name-directory fn)))
+		   (versions (mapcar
+			      '(lambda (arg)
+				 (if (and (string-match
+					   "[0-9]+$" arg bv-length)
+					  (= (match-beginning 0) bv-length))
+				     (string-to-int (substring arg bv-length))
+				   0))
+			      possibilities)))
+	      (if versions
+		  (setq
+		   ange-ftp-file-version-alist
+		   (cons (cons fn versions)
+			 ange-ftp-file-version-alist)))))))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-vms-trample-file-versions (fn)
+  (let* ((start-vn (string-match ";[0-9]+$" fn))
+	 base-version-list)
+    (and start-vn
+	 (setq base-version-list	; there was a base version to which
+	       (assoc (substring fn 0 start-vn)	; this looks like a
+		      ange-ftp-file-version-alist))	; subversion
+	 (not (memq (string-to-int (substring fn (1+ start-vn)))
+		    base-version-list))	; this one doesn't make the cut
+	 (progn (beginning-of-line)
+		(delete-char 1)
+		(insert ange-ftp-trample-marker)))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-vms-flag-backup-files (&optional unflag-p)
+  (let ((dired-kept-versions 1)
+	(kept-old-versions 0)
+	marker msg)
+    (if unflag-p
+	(setq marker ?\040 msg "Unflagging")
+      (setq marker dired-del-marker msg "Cleaning"))
+    (ange-ftp-dired-vms-clean-directory nil marker msg)))
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-dired-flag-backup-files-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-flag-backup-files-alist
+	  (cons '(vms . ange-ftp-dired-vms-flag-backup-files)
+		ange-ftp-dired-flag-backup-files-alist)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-vms-backup-diff (&optional switches)
+  (let ((file (dired-get-filename 'no-dir))
+	bak)
+    (if (and (string-match ";[0-9]+$" file)
+	     ;; Find most recent previous version.
+	     (let ((root (substring file 0 (match-beginning 0)))
+		   (ver
+		    (string-to-int (substring file (1+ (match-beginning 0)))))
+		   found)
+	       (setq ver (1- ver))
+	       (while (and (> ver 0) (not found))
+		 (setq bak (concat root ";" (int-to-string ver)))
+		 (and (file-exists-p bak) (setq found t))
+		 (setq ver (1- ver)))
+	       found))
+	(if switches
+	    (diff (expand-file-name bak) (expand-file-name file) switches)
+	  (diff (expand-file-name bak) (expand-file-name file)))
+      (error "No previous version found for %s" file))))
+
+(or (assq 'vms ange-ftp-dired-backup-diff-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-backup-diff-alist
+	  (cons '(vms . ange-ftp-dired-vms-backup-diff)
+		ange-ftp-dired-backup-diff-alist)))
+
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; MTS support
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+
+(defun ange-ftp-fix-path-for-mts (path &optional reverse)
+  "Convert PATH from UNIX-ish to MTS. If REVERSE given then convert from
+MTS to UNIX-ish."
+  (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+    (if reverse
+	(if (string-match "^\\([^:]+:\\)?\\(.*\\)$" path)
+	    (let (acct file)
+	      (if (match-beginning 1)
+		  (setq acct (substring path 0 (match-end 1))))
+	      (if (match-beginning 2)
+		  (setq file (substring path
+					(match-beginning 2) (match-end 2))))
+	      (concat (and acct (concat "/" acct "/"))
+		      file))
+	  (error "path %s didn't match" path))
+      (if (string-match "^/\\([^:]+:\\)/\\(.*\\)$" path)
+	  (concat (substring path 1 (match-end 1))
+		  (substring path (match-beginning 2) (match-end 2)))
+	;; Let's hope that mts will recognize it anyway.
+	path))))
+
+(or (assq 'mts ange-ftp-fix-path-func-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-fix-path-func-alist
+	  (cons '(mts . ange-ftp-fix-path-for-mts)
+		ange-ftp-fix-path-func-alist)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-for-mts (dir-path)
+  "Convert path from UNIX-ish to MTS ready for a DIRectory listing.
+Remember that there are no directories in MTS."
+  (if (string-equal dir-path "/")
+      (error "Cannot get listing for fictitious \"/\" directory.")
+    (let ((dir-path (ange-ftp-fix-path-for-mts dir-path)))
+      (cond
+       ((string-equal dir-path "")
+	"?")
+       ((string-match ":$" dir-path)
+	(concat dir-path "?"))
+       (dir-path))))) ; It's just a single file.
+
+(or (assq 'mts ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-func-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-func-alist
+	  (cons '(mts . ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-for-mts)
+		ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-func-alist)))
+
+(or (memq 'mts ange-ftp-dumb-host-types)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dumb-host-types
+	  (cons 'mts ange-ftp-dumb-host-types)))
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-mts-host-regexp nil)
+
+(defun ange-ftp-mts-host (host)
+  "Return whether HOST is running MTS."
+  (and ange-ftp-mts-host-regexp
+       (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+	 (string-match ange-ftp-mts-host-regexp host))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-parse-mts-listing ()
+  "Parse the current buffer which is assumed to be in
+mts ftp dir format."
+  (let ((tbl (ange-ftp-make-hashtable)))
+    (goto-char (point-min))
+    (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+      (while (re-search-forward ange-ftp-date-regexp nil t)
+	(end-of-line)
+	(skip-chars-backward " ")
+	(let ((end (point)))
+	  (skip-chars-backward "-A-Z0-9_.!")
+	  (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry (buffer-substring (point) end) nil tbl))
+	(forward-line 1)))
+      ;; Don't need to bother with ..
+    (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry "." t tbl)
+    tbl))
+
+(or (assq 'mts ange-ftp-parse-list-func-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-parse-list-func-alist
+	  (cons '(mts . ange-ftp-parse-mts-listing)
+		ange-ftp-parse-list-func-alist)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-add-mts-host (host)
+  "Interactively adds a given HOST to ange-ftp-mts-host-regexp."
+  (interactive
+   (list (read-string "Host: "
+		      (let ((name (or (buffer-file-name)
+				      (and (eq major-mode 'dired-mode)
+					   dired-directory))))
+			(and name (car (ange-ftp-ftp-path name)))))))
+  (if (not (ange-ftp-mts-host host))
+      (setq ange-ftp-mts-host-regexp
+	    (concat "^" (regexp-quote host) "$"
+		    (and ange-ftp-mts-host-regexp "\\|")
+		    ange-ftp-mts-host-regexp)
+	    ange-ftp-host-cache nil)))
+
+;;; Tree dired support:
+
+;; There aren't too many systems left that use MTS. This dired support will
+;; work for the implementation of ftp on mtsg.ubc.ca. I hope other mts systems
+;; implement ftp in the same way. If not, it might be necessary to make the
+;; following more flexible.
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-mts-move-to-filename (&optional raise-error eol)
+  "In dired, move to first char of filename on this line.
+Returns position (point) or nil if no filename on this line."
+  ;; This is the MTS version.
+  (or eol (setq eol (progn (end-of-line) (point))))
+  (beginning-of-line)
+  (if (re-search-forward
+       ange-ftp-date-regexp eol t)
+      (progn
+	(skip-chars-forward " ")          ; Eat blanks after date
+	(skip-chars-forward "0-9:" eol)   ; Eat time or year
+	(skip-chars-forward " " eol)      ; one space before filename
+	;; When listing an account other than the users own account it appends
+	;; ACCT: to the beginning of the filename. Skip over this.
+	(and (looking-at "[A-Z0-9_.]+:")
+	     (goto-char (match-end 0)))
+	(point))
+    (if raise-error
+	(error "No file on this line")
+      nil)))
+
+(or (assq 'mts ange-ftp-dired-move-to-filename-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-move-to-filename-alist
+	  (cons '(mts . ange-ftp-dired-mts-move-to-filename)
+		ange-ftp-dired-move-to-filename-alist)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-mts-move-to-end-of-filename (&optional no-error eol)
+  ;; Assumes point is at beginning of filename.
+  ;; So, it should be called only after (dired-move-to-filename t).
+  ;; On failure, signals an error or returns nil.
+  ;; This is the MTS version.
+  (let (opoint hidden case-fold-search)
+    (setq opoint (point)
+	  eol (save-excursion (end-of-line) (point))
+	  hidden (and selective-display
+		      (save-excursion (search-forward "\r" eol t))))
+    (if hidden
+	nil
+      (skip-chars-forward "-A-Z0-9._!" eol))
+    (or no-error
+	(not (eq opoint (point)))
+	(error
+	 (if hidden
+	     (substitute-command-keys
+	      "File line is hidden, type \\[dired-hide-subdir] to unhide")
+	   "No file on this line")))
+    (if (eq opoint (point))
+	nil
+      (point))))
+
+(or (assq 'mts ange-ftp-dired-move-to-end-of-filename-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-move-to-end-of-filename-alist
+	  (cons '(mts . ange-ftp-dired-mts-move-to-end-of-filename)
+		ange-ftp-dired-move-to-end-of-filename-alist)))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; CMS support
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+;; Since CMS doesn't have any full pathname syntax, we have to fudge
+;; things with cd's. We actually send too many cd's, but is dangerous
+;; to try to remember the current minidisk, because if the connection
+;; is closed and needs to be reopened, we will find ourselves back in
+;; the default minidisk. This is fairly likely since CMS ftp servers
+;; usually close the connection after 5 minutes of inactivity.
+
+;; Have I got the filename character set right?
+
+(defun ange-ftp-fix-path-for-cms (path &optional reverse)
+  "Convert PATH from UNIX-ish to CMS. If REVERSE is given, convert
+from CMS to UNIX. Actually, CMS doesn't have a full pathname syntax,
+so we fudge things by sending cd's."
+  (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+    (if reverse
+	;; Since we only convert output from a pwd in this direction,
+	;; we'll assume that it's a minidisk, and make it into a
+	;; directory file name. Note that the expand-dir-hashtable
+	;; stores directories without the trailing /. Is this
+	;; consistent?
+	(concat "/" path)
+      (if (string-match "^/\\([-A-Z0-9$*._]+\\)/\\([-A-Z0-9$._]+\\)?$"
+			path)
+	  (let ((minidisk (substring path 1 (match-end 1))))
+	    (if (match-beginning 2)
+		(let ((file (substring path (match-beginning 2)
+				       (match-end 2)))
+		      (cmd (concat "cd " minidisk))
+
+		      ;; Note that host and user are bound in the call
+		      ;; to ange-ftp-send-cmd
+		      (proc (ange-ftp-get-process ange-ftp-this-host
+						  ange-ftp-this-user)))
+
+		  ;; Must use ange-ftp-raw-send-cmd here to avoid
+		  ;; an infinite loop.
+		  (if (car (ange-ftp-raw-send-cmd proc cmd msg))
+		      file
+		    ;; failed... try ONCE more.
+		    (setq proc (ange-ftp-get-process ange-ftp-this-host
+						     ange-ftp-this-user))
+		    (let ((result (ange-ftp-raw-send-cmd proc cmd msg)))
+		      (if (car result)
+			  file
+			;; failed.  give up.
+			(ange-ftp-error ange-ftp-this-host ange-ftp-this-user
+					(format "cd to minidisk %s failed: %s"
+						minidisk (cdr result)))))))
+	      ;; return the minidisk
+	      minidisk))
+	(error "Invalid CMS filename")))))
+
+(or (assq 'cms ange-ftp-fix-path-func-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-fix-path-func-alist
+	  (cons '(cms . ange-ftp-fix-path-for-cms)
+		ange-ftp-fix-path-func-alist)))
+
+(or (memq 'cms ange-ftp-dumb-host-types)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dumb-host-types
+	  (cons 'cms ange-ftp-dumb-host-types)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-for-cms (dir-path)
+  "Convert path from UNIX-ish to VMS ready for a DIRectory listing."
+  (cond
+   ((string-equal "/" dir-path)
+    (error "Cannot get listing for fictitious \"/\" directory."))
+   ((string-match "^/\\([-A-Z0-9$*._]+\\)/\\([-A-Z0-9$._]+\\)?$" dir-path)
+    (let* ((minidisk (substring dir-path (match-beginning 1) (match-end 1)))
+	   ;; host and user are bound in the call to ange-ftp-send-cmd
+	   (proc (ange-ftp-get-process host user))
+	   (cmd (concat "cd " minidisk))
+	   (file (if (match-beginning 2)
+		     ;; it's a single file
+		     (substring path (match-beginning 2)
+				(match-end 2))
+		   ;; use the wild-card
+		   "*")))
+      (if (car (ange-ftp-raw-send-cmd proc cmd))
+	  file
+	;; try again...
+	(setq proc (ange-ftp-get-process host user))
+	(let ((result (ange-ftp-raw-send-cmd proc cmd)))
+	  (if (car result)
+	      file
+	    ;; give up
+	    (ange-ftp-error host user
+			    (format "cd to minidisk %s failed: "
+				    minidisk (cdr result))))))))
+   (t (error "Invalid CMS pathname"))))
+
+(or (assq 'cms ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-func-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-func-alist
+	  (cons '(cms . ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-for-cms)
+		ange-ftp-fix-dir-path-func-alist)))
+
+(defvar ange-ftp-cms-host-regexp nil
+  "Regular expression to match hosts running the CMS operating system.")
+
+(defun ange-ftp-cms-host (host)
+  "Return whether the host is running CMS."
+  (and ange-ftp-cms-host-regexp
+       (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+	 (string-match ange-ftp-cms-host-regexp host))))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-add-cms-host (host)
+  "Interactively adds a given HOST to ange-ftp-cms-host-regexp."
+  (interactive
+   (list (read-string "Host: "
+		      (let ((name (or (buffer-file-name)
+				      (and (eq major-mode 'dired-mode)
+					   dired-directory))))
+			(and name (car (ange-ftp-ftp-path name)))))))
+  (if (not (ange-ftp-cms-host host))
+      (setq ange-ftp-cms-host-regexp
+	    (concat "^" (regexp-quote host) "$"
+		    (and ange-ftp-cms-host-regexp "\\|")
+		    ange-ftp-cms-host-regexp)
+	    ange-ftp-host-cache nil)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-parse-cms-listing ()
+  "Parse the current buffer which is assumed to be a CMS directory listing."
+  ;; If we succeed in getting a listing, then we will assume that the minidisk
+  ;; exists. file is bound by the call to ange-ftp-ls. This doesn't work
+  ;; because ange-ftp doesn't know that the root hashtable has only part of
+  ;; the info. It will assume that if a minidisk isn't in it, then it doesn't
+  ;; exist. It would be nice if completion worked for minidisks, as we
+  ;; discover them.
+;  (let* ((dir-file (directory-file-name file))
+;	 (root (file-name-directory dir-file))
+;	 (minidisk (ange-ftp-get-file-part dir-file))
+;	 (root-tbl (ange-ftp-get-hash-entry root ange-ftp-files-hashtable)))
+;    (if root-tbl
+;	(ange-ftp-put-hash-entry minidisk t root-tbl)
+;      (setq root-tbl (ange-ftp-make-hashtable))
+;      (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry minidisk t root-tbl)
+;      (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry "." t root-tbl)
+;      (ange-ftp-set-files root root-tbl)))
+  ;; Now do the usual parsing
+  (let ((tbl (ange-ftp-make-hashtable)))
+    (goto-char (point-min))
+    (ange-ftp-save-match-data
+      (while
+	  (re-search-forward
+	   "^\\([-A-Z0-9$_]+\\) +\\([-A-Z0-9$_]+\\) +[VF] +[0-9]+ " nil t)
+	(ange-ftp-put-hash-entry
+	 (concat (buffer-substring (match-beginning 1)
+				   (match-end 1))
+		 "."
+		 (buffer-substring (match-beginning 2)
+				   (match-end 2)))
+	 nil tbl)
+	(forward-line 1))
+      (ange-ftp-put-hash-entry "." t tbl))
+    tbl))
+
+(or (assq 'cms ange-ftp-parse-list-func-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-parse-list-func-alist
+	  (cons '(cms . ange-ftp-parse-cms-listing)
+		ange-ftp-parse-list-func-alist)))
+    
+;;; Tree dired support:
+
+(defconst ange-ftp-dired-cms-re-exe
+  "^. [-A-Z0-9$_]+ +EXEC "
+  "Regular expression to use to search for CMS executables.")
+
+(or (assq 'cms ange-ftp-dired-re-exe-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-re-exe-alist
+	  (cons (cons 'cms  ange-ftp-dired-cms-re-exe)
+		ange-ftp-dired-re-exe-alist)))
+
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-cms-insert-headerline (dir)
+  ;; CMS has no total line, so we insert a blank line for
+  ;; aesthetics.
+  (insert "\n")
+  (forward-char -1)
+  (ange-ftp-real-dired-insert-headerline dir))
+
+(or (assq 'cms ange-ftp-dired-insert-headerline-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-insert-headerline-alist
+	  (cons '(cms . ange-ftp-dired-cms-insert-headerline)
+		ange-ftp-dired-insert-headerline-alist)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-cms-move-to-filename (&optional raise-error eol)
+  "In dired, move to the first char of filename on this line."
+  ;; This is the CMS version.
+  (or eol (setq eol (progn (end-of-line) (point))))
+  (let (case-fold-search)
+    (beginning-of-line)
+    (if (re-search-forward " [-A-Z0-9$_]+ +[-A-Z0-9$_]+ +[VF] +[0-9]+ " eol t)
+	(goto-char (1+ (match-beginning 0)))
+      (if raise-error
+	  (error "No file on this line")
+	nil))))
+
+(or (assq 'cms ange-ftp-dired-move-to-filename-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-move-to-filename-alist
+	  (cons '(cms . ange-ftp-dired-cms-move-to-filename)
+		ange-ftp-dired-move-to-filename-alist)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-cms-move-to-end-of-filename (&optional no-error eol)
+  ;; Assumes point is at beginning of filename.
+  ;; So, it should be called only after (dired-move-to-filename t).
+  ;; case-fold-search must be nil, at least for VMS.
+  ;; On failure, signals an error or returns nil.
+  ;; This is the CMS version.
+  (let ((opoint (point))
+	case-fold-search hidden)
+    (or eol (setq eol (save-excursion (end-of-line) (point))))
+    (setq hidden (and selective-display
+		      (save-excursion
+			(search-forward "\r" eol t))))
+    (if hidden
+	(if no-error
+	    nil
+	  (error
+	   (substitute-command-keys
+	    "File line is hidden, type \\[dired-hide-subdir] to unhide")))
+      (skip-chars-forward "-A-Z0-9$_" eol)
+      (skip-chars-forward " " eol)
+      (skip-chars-forward "-A-Z0-9$_" eol)
+      (if (eq opoint (point))
+	  (if no-error
+	      nil
+	    (error "No file on this line"))
+	(point)))))
+
+(or (assq 'cms ange-ftp-dired-move-to-end-of-filename-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-move-to-end-of-filename-alist
+	  (cons '(cms . ange-ftp-dired-cms-move-to-end-of-filename)
+		ange-ftp-dired-move-to-end-of-filename-alist)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-cms-make-compressed-filename (name &optional reverse)
+  (if reverse
+      (if (string-match "-Z$" name)
+	  (substring name 0 -2)
+	name)
+    (concat name "-Z")))
+
+(or (assq 'cms ange-ftp-dired-compress-make-compressed-filename-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-compress-make-compressed-filename-alist
+	  (cons '(cms . ange-ftp-cms-make-compressed-filename)
+		ange-ftp-dired-compress-make-compressed-filename-alist)))
+
+(defun ange-ftp-dired-cms-get-filename (&optional localp no-error-if-not-filep)
+  (let ((name (ange-ftp-real-dired-get-filename localp no-error-if-not-filep)))
+    (and name
+	 (if (string-match "^\\([^ ]+\\) +\\([^ ]+\\)$" name)
+	     (concat (substring name 0 (match-end 1))
+		     "."
+		     (substring name (match-beginning 2) (match-end 2)))
+	   name))))
+
+(or (assq 'cms ange-ftp-dired-get-filename-alist)
+    (setq ange-ftp-dired-get-filename-alist
+	  (cons '(cms . ange-ftp-dired-cms-get-filename)
+		ange-ftp-dired-get-filename-alist)))
+
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+;;;; Finally provide package.
+;;;; ------------------------------------------------------------
+
+(provide 'ange-ftp)