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From: ahegde@mipos2.intel.com
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: a strange problem with  vi editor
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Date: 20 Sep 90 16:09:14 GMT
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	Hello there,
			i have a public domain `vi` editor for PC and it
	gives the following logo when invoked :

	-------------------
	by Jim Goodnow II
	version 1.2
	7/11/85

	(c) 1984, 85 Manx Software Systems, Inc.
	--------------------

	There is a peculiar problem with this program. Its original size
	should be around 25-30K (it is a .exe file). Every time this
	program is invoked, ITS SIZE INCREASES BY exactly 1808 bytes.
	For eg. if this file has 38080 bytes now, after i finish editing
	a file, this vi.exe would have 39808 bytes, and so on. I tried
	setting read only attribute on this file, but still the problem
	persists. However, i copied it to a floppy and write protected
	the floppy and only then its size remained constant. I have
	never had such an experience with any program and as i know dos
	quite well, this really puzzles me.

	I am sure more people would have had similar experiences with
	this or other program/s and there may be many who already found 
	an answer to its strange behavior. Could someone please demistify 
	this for me ? ( i have a vague suspecion that there may be a
	virus infection with this program)

	Thanks					9/20/90

	Anoop Hegde		ahegde@mipos2.intel.com  or
				ahegde@mipos2.intel.com@uunet.uu.net

	(ps. as i donot monitor this news group frequently, please send
	 all your mails to the above address)