--- curlftpfs.old/ftpfs.c
+++ curlftpfs/ftpfs.c
@@ -769,6 +769,17 @@
 	  
 	  if (!err)
 	  {
+
+// BUG FIX:  The following  three statements are an  attempt to bypass
+// various  file-write problems.  As of  late 2008,  the fix  seems to
+// work, for the most part, but there are some glitches.  For example,
+// "cp" commands may  print error messages similar to "File not found"
+// whether or not they're successful.
+
+            ftpfs_unlink (path);
+            create_empty_file (path);
+            fi->flags &= ~(O_CREAT|O_TRUNC);
+
 		  if ((fi->flags & O_CREAT) || (fi->flags & O_TRUNC))
 	      {
 	        DEBUG(1, "opening %s for writing with O_CREAT or O_TRUNC. write thread will start now\n", path);