haveAttributes = false;

                // This seems to be the only way to obtain a reliable (with respect to locking) file size here
                // It is more critical than other attributes because append mode depends on it.
                // We do only really care if we open for writing and not shared for writing
                // otherwise there are no guarantees anyway, but this stuff is legacy anyways.

                         * server will return "Access denied" even if a logoff is
                         * sent. Unfortunately calling disconnect() doesn't always
                         * actually shutdown the connection before other threads
                         * have committed themselves (e.g. InterruptTest example).
                         */
                        try {
                            trans.disconnect(true);