Who's to say that the person who wrote the exit program couldn't do that?
Although I can't seem to find an API to RTVFTPA. You're right an option
to default to whatever the value is for CHGFTPA would be nice.
http://publib.boulder.ibm.com/infocenter/iseries/v5r3/ic2924/info/rzaiq/rzaiqfaps.htm
A custom client could always
SITE LISTFMT 0
or
SITE LISTFMT 1
Rob Berendt