diff --git a/gssftp/ftp/cmds.c b/gssftp/ftp/cmds.c
index b3be714..65d4bad 100644
--- a/gssftp/ftp/cmds.c
+++ b/gssftp/ftp/cmds.c
@@ -116,21 +116,26 @@ another(pargc, pargv, prompt)
 	char ***pargv;
 	char *prompt;
 {
-	size_t len = strlen(line);
+	ssize_t len;
+	size_t tmp_len;
+	char *tmp, *merged;
 	int ret;
 	extern sig_t intr();
 
-	if (len >= sizeof(line) - 3) {
-		printf("sorry, arguments too long\n");
-		intr();
-	}
 	printf("(%s) ", prompt);
-	line[len++] = ' ';
-	if (fgets(&line[len], (signed) sizeof(line) - len, stdin) == NULL)
+	tmp = NULL;
+	if ((len = getinput(&tmp, &tmp_len, stdin)) == -1)
+		intr();
+	if ((len > 0) && (tmp[len - 1] == '\n'))
+		tmp[len - 1] = '\0';
+	merged = malloc(line_len + len + 1);
+	if (merged == NULL)
 		intr();
-	len += strlen(&line[len]);
-	if (len > 0 && line[len - 1] == '\n')
-		line[len - 1] = '\0';
+	snprintf(merged, line_len + len + 1, "%s %s", line, tmp);
+	free(line);
+	free(tmp);
+	line_len += len + 1;
+	line = merged;
 	makeargv();
 	ret = margc > *pargc;
 	*pargc = margc;
diff --git a/gssftp/ftp/domacro.c b/gssftp/ftp/domacro.c
index 92ca0a4..8af887d 100644
--- a/gssftp/ftp/domacro.c
+++ b/gssftp/ftp/domacro.c
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ static char sccsid[] = "@(#)domacro.c	1.8 (Berkeley) 9/28/90";
 
 #include <stdio.h>
 #include <signal.h>
+#include <stdlib.h>
 
 #include "ftp_var.h"
 
@@ -53,7 +54,8 @@ void domacro(argc, argv)
 	register int i, j;
 	register char *cp1, *cp2;
 	int count = 2, loopflg = 0;
-	char line2[200];
+	char *saved;
+	size_t saved_len;
 	extern char **glob();
 	struct cmd *getcmd(), *c;
 
@@ -72,8 +74,18 @@ void domacro(argc, argv)
 		code = -1;
 		return;
 	}
-	(void) strncpy(line2, line, sizeof(line2) - 1);
-	line2[sizeof(line2) - 1] = '\0';
+	saved_len = line_len;
+	saved = line;
+	line_len += (macros[i].mac_end - macros[i].mac_start + 500);
+	line = malloc(line_len);
+	if (line == NULL) {
+		printf("'%s': out of memory.\n", argv[1]);
+		line_len = saved_len;
+		line = saved;
+		code = -1;
+		return;
+	}
+	memcpy(line, saved, saved_len);
 TOP:
 	cp1 = macros[i].mac_start;
 	while (cp1 != macros[i].mac_end) {
@@ -94,11 +106,11 @@ void domacro(argc, argv)
 				    }
 				    cp1--;
 				    if (argc - 2 >= j) {
-                                        if(cp2 - line + strlen(argv[j+1]) < sizeof(line))
+                                        if(cp2 - line + strlen(argv[j+1]) < line_len)
 					(void) strncpy(cp2, argv[j+1],
-						       sizeof(line) - 1 -
+						       line_len - 1 -
 						       (cp2 - line));
-					line[sizeof(line) - 1] = '\0';
+					line[line_len - 1] = '\0';
 					cp2 += strlen(argv[j+1]);
 				    }
 				    break;
@@ -107,11 +119,11 @@ void domacro(argc, argv)
 					loopflg = 1;
 					cp1++;
 					if (count < argc) {
-                                           if(cp2 - line + strlen(argv[count]) < sizeof(line))
+                                           if(cp2 - line + strlen(argv[count]) < line_len)
 					   (void) strncpy(cp2, argv[count],
-							  sizeof(line) - 1 -
+							  line_len - 1 -
 							  (cp2 - line));
-					   line[sizeof(line) - 1] = '\0';
+					   line[line_len - 1] = '\0';
 					   cp2 += strlen(argv[count]);
 					}
 					break;
@@ -148,8 +160,7 @@ void domacro(argc, argv)
 			if (bell && c->c_bell) {
 				(void) putchar('\007');
 			}
-			(void) strncpy(line, line2, sizeof(line) - 1);
-			line[sizeof(line) - 1] = '\0';
+			memcpy(line, saved, saved_len);
 			makeargv();
 			argc = margc;
 			argv = margv;
@@ -161,4 +172,8 @@ void domacro(argc, argv)
 	if (loopflg && ++count < argc) {
 		goto TOP;
 	}
+	free(line);
+	line_len = saved_len;
+	line = saved;
+	makeargv();
 }
diff --git a/gssftp/ftp/ftp.c b/gssftp/ftp/ftp.c
index 813f318..d21a953 100644
--- a/gssftp/ftp/ftp.c
+++ b/gssftp/ftp/ftp.c
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ struct	sockaddr_in myctladdr;
 #ifndef _WIN32
 uid_t	getuid();
 #endif
-sig_t	lostpeer();
+sig_t	intr(), lostpeer();
 off_t	restart_point = 0;
 jmp_buf ptabort;
 
@@ -412,7 +412,11 @@ int login(char *host)
 		return(1);
 	for (n = 0; n < macnum; ++n) {
 		if (!strcmp("init", macros[n].mac_name)) {
-			(void) strlcpy(line, "$init", sizeof(line));
+			free(line);
+			line = strdup("$init");
+			if (line == NULL)
+				intr();
+			line_len = strlen(line) + 1;
 			makeargv();
 			domacro(margc, margv);
 			break;
diff --git a/gssftp/ftp/ftp_var.h b/gssftp/ftp/ftp_var.h
index e478961..646e3b3 100644
--- a/gssftp/ftp/ftp_var.h
+++ b/gssftp/ftp/ftp_var.h
@@ -126,9 +126,10 @@ extern struct	servent *sp;	/* service spec for tcp/ftp */
 #include <setjmp.h>
 extern jmp_buf	toplevel;	/* non-local goto stuff for cmd scanner */
 
-extern char	line[500];	/* input line buffer */
+extern char	*line;		/* input line buffer */
+extern size_t	line_len;	/* space allocated for input line buffer */
 extern char	*stringbase;	/* current scan point in line buffer */
-extern char	argbuf[500];	/* argument storage buffer */
+extern char	*argbuf;	/* argument storage buffer */
 extern char	*argbase;	/* current storage point in arg buffer */
 extern int	margc;		/* count of arguments on input line */
 extern char	*margv[20];	/* args parsed from input line */
@@ -276,6 +277,7 @@ void domacro (int, char **);
 /* main.c */
 void help (int, char **);
 struct cmd *getcmd (char *);
+ssize_t getinput (char **, size_t *, FILE *);
 
 
 /* ruserpass.c */
diff --git a/gssftp/ftp/main.c b/gssftp/ftp/main.c
index 1b0d163..c0e9d4c 100644
--- a/gssftp/ftp/main.c
+++ b/gssftp/ftp/main.c
@@ -126,6 +126,9 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	autologin = 1;
 	forward = 0;
 	autoencrypt = 0;
+	line = NULL;
+	line_len = 0;
+	argbuf = NULL;
 	argc--, argv++;
 	while (argc > 0 && **argv == '-') {
 		for (cp = *argv + 1; *cp; cp++) {
@@ -307,7 +310,7 @@ cmdscanner(top)
 	int top;
 {
 	register struct cmd *c;
-	register int l;
+	register ssize_t l;
 
 	if (!top)
 		(void) putchar('\n');
@@ -316,20 +319,14 @@ cmdscanner(top)
 			printf("ftp> ");
 			(void) fflush(stdout);
 		}
-		if (fgets(line, sizeof line, stdin) == NULL)
+		if ((l = getinput(&line, &line_len, stdin)) == -1)
 			quit();
-		l = strlen(line);
 		if (l == 0)
 			break;
 		if (line[--l] == '\n') {
 			if (l == 0)
 				break;
 			line[l] = '\0';
-		} else if (l == sizeof(line) - 2) {
-			printf("sorry, input line too long\n");
-			while ((l = getchar()) != '\n' && l != EOF)
-				/* void */;
-			break;
 		} /* else it was a line without a newline */
 		makeargv();
 		if (margc == 0) {
@@ -403,6 +400,12 @@ void makeargv()
 	margc = 0;
 	argp = margv;
 	stringbase = line;		/* scan from first of buffer */
+	free(argbuf);
+	argbuf = malloc(line_len);
+	if (argbuf == NULL) {
+		printf("out of memory\n");
+		intr(SIGINT);
+	}
 	argbase = argbuf;		/* store from first of buffer */
 	slrflag = 0;
 	while ((*argp++ = slurpstring())) {
@@ -607,3 +610,47 @@ void help(argc, argv)
 				c->c_name, c->c_help);
 	}
 }
+
+ssize_t getinput(lineptr, lineptrlen, stream)
+	char **lineptr;
+	size_t *lineptrlen;
+	FILE *stream;
+{
+	char buf[200], *tmp;
+	ssize_t len;
+	size_t buflen;
+
+	if ((lineptr == NULL) || (lineptrlen == NULL)) {
+		errno = EINVAL;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	len = 0;
+	while ((tmp = fgets(buf, sizeof(buf), stream)) != NULL) {
+		buflen = strlen(buf);
+		if ((*lineptr != NULL) && (len + buflen < *lineptrlen)) {
+			strcpy(*lineptr + len, buf);
+			len += buflen;
+		} else {
+			tmp = realloc(*lineptr, len + buflen + 128);
+			if (tmp != NULL) {
+				*lineptr = tmp;
+				*lineptrlen = len + buflen + 128;
+				strcpy(*lineptr + len, buf);
+				len += buflen;
+			} else {
+				errno = ENOMEM;
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+		if ((len > 0) && ((*lineptr)[len - 1] == '\n')) {
+			break;
+		}
+	}
+
+	if (tmp == NULL) {
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return len;
+}