From:	cgf AT bbc DOT com (Christopher Faylor)
Subject:	Re: Why text=binary mounts
10 Jan 1998 22:10:51 -0800 :
Message-ID:	<EML8IB.6Kv.cygnus.gnu-win32@bbc.com>
References:	<1 DOT 5 DOT 4 DOT 16 DOT 19980110041337 DOT 3a17522c AT fox DOT nstn DOT ca>
Reply-To:	cgf AT bbc DOT com
To:	gnu-win32 AT cygnus DOT com

In article <1 DOT 5 DOT 4 DOT 16 DOT 19980110041337 DOT 3a17522c AT fox DOT nstn DOT ca>,
Tony Pires  <t_pires AT fox DOT nstn DOT ca> wrote:
>I would like to add my voice to the growing chorus.  Native mode text files
>is the only choice that makes sense.  I get the impression that the gurus
>hate to convert their text files before starting to do their magic.

It is not that we hate converting text files.  It is really that many of
us have an unaccountable fear of the \r character.

Brrrr...  I'm getting chills just typing it.
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