Larry Jones wrote:
> They convert between the external end-of-line characters (<CR><LF>) and
> the internal end-of-line character ('\n'), and they also interpret ^Z
> (<SUB>) as end-of-file when reading (they may or may not write ^Z at
> end-of-file when writing).  Both of these can cause serious data loss
> when applied to binary files.

Thanks, I actually knew this part--I guess the answer I'm looking for is
hidden in this: if you don't add a binary file on a Micro$oft "system"
as a binary file then it is at least possible that no amount of cvs
admin -kb'ing the file after the fact will help; the data may already be
lost.

Right?

Cheers,
Laird

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