*** /home/albinus/src/emacs/lisp/net/tramp.el	2007-07-29 17:16:56.000000000 +0200
--- /home/albinus/src/tramp/lisp/tramp.el	2007-08-01 17:17:22.000000000 +0200
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*** 4177,4184 ****
  	 ((and completion (zerop (length localname))
  	       (memq operation '(file-name-as-directory)))
  	  filename)
! 	 ;; Call the backend function.
! 	 (foreign (apply foreign operation args))
  	 ;; Nothing to do for us.
  	 (t (tramp-run-real-handler operation args)))))))
  
--- 4177,4187 ----
  	 ((and completion (zerop (length localname))
  	       (memq operation '(file-name-as-directory)))
  	  filename)
! 	 ;; Call the backend function.  Set a connection property
! 	 ;; first, it will be reused for user/host name completion.
! 	 (foreign
! 	  (tramp-set-connection-property v "started" nil)
! 	  (apply foreign operation args))
  	 ;; Nothing to do for us.
  	 (t (tramp-run-real-handler operation args)))))))