diff -ru ffftp-1.96d-src/connect.c ffftp-1.96d-src(list-a)/connect.c
--- ffftp-1.96d-src/connect.c	Sun Feb 11 22:40:26 2007
+++ ffftp-1.96d-src(list-a)/connect.c	Sat Apr 25 23:56:53 2009
@@ -665,12 +665,11 @@
 
 int AskListCmdMode(void)
 {
-	if(CurHost.HostType == HTYPE_VMS)
+	if((CurHost.HostType == HTYPE_VMS) || (AskCurrentHost() == HOSTNUM_NOENTRY))
 		return(YES);
 	else
 	{
-		if(AskCurrentHost() != HOSTNUM_NOENTRY)
-			CopyHostFromListInConnect(AskCurrentHost(), &CurHost);
+		CopyHostFromListInConnect(AskCurrentHost(), &CurHost);
 		return(CurHost.ListCmdOnly);
 	}
 }
diff -ru ffftp-1.96d-src/remote.c ffftp-1.96d-src(list-a)/remote.c
--- ffftp-1.96d-src/remote.c	Sat Jun 23 22:38:54 2007
+++ ffftp-1.96d-src(list-a)/remote.c	Sat Apr 18 00:47:34 2009
@@ -587,7 +587,7 @@
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		strcpy(MainTransPkt.Cmd, "LIST");
+		strcpy(MainTransPkt.Cmd, "LIST -a");
 		if(strlen(AddOpt) > 0)
 		{
 			strcat(MainTransPkt.Cmd, " -");