Index: ftpd.c
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RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c,v
retrieving revision 1.99
diff -u -r1.99 ftpd.c
--- ftpd.c	25 Feb 2002 16:39:34 -0000	1.99
+++ ftpd.c	3 Mar 2002 13:25:00 -0000
@@ -1478,7 +1478,15 @@
 	time_t start;
 
 	if (cmd == 0) {
-		fin = fopen(name, "r"), closefunc = fclose;
+		int try = 0;
+		while ((fin = fopen(name,"r")) == NULL && errno == ESTALE && try < 3 ) {
+			sleep(++try);
+			if (logging > 1)
+				syslog(LOG_INFO,"get fopen(\"%s\"): %m: attempting retry",name);
+		}
+		if (fin == NULL && logging > 1)
+			syslog(LOG_INFO,"get fopen(\"%s\"): %m",name);   
+		closefunc = fclose;
 		st.st_size = 0;
 	} else {
 		char line[BUFSIZ];