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Date: Wed, 28-Jan-87 11:39:38 EST
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In article <8701251759.AA15198@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, levy@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU@ttrdc.UUCP writes:
> (Note--an overly long maximum record length could be used to rule out the
> possibility of a "text file" too.)

Watch out what value you consider "too big" for maximum record length.
SET HOST/LOG creates a sequential file with max record size of 512. I wanted
to edit the text of a terminal session into documentation and started cursing
when EDT's 256 byte buffer tripped over longer records in my "text" file.

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