- while ((i = read_int(f_in)) == the_file_list->count
- && read_shortint(f_in) == ITEM_IS_NEW) {
- /* Forward the keep-alive (no-op) to the receiver. */
- write_int(f_out, the_file_list->count);
- write_shortint(f_out, ITEM_IS_NEW);
- }
+ i = read_ndx_and_attrs(f_in, &iflags, &fnamecmp_type,
+ xname, &xlen);