>I hope that the VFTP finds the time in order to resolve this
>simple problem ( not more than 10' of job)

There's no such thing as a 10-minute fix. First, you need to evaluate it to figure out if it's going to break existing code. Then, you need to make the change, and then spend a _LOT_ of time testing it, to make sure it works properly, and didn't break anything else.