SA> Then the fix that the other person mentioned should work.  I never had   
   SA> encountered that problem really :)   
      
   My ALLFIX (6.00.018) definitely strips the Ctrl-Z character using the "filter"    
   mechanism I describe.  I know, because I banged my head against the wall with    
   exactly this problem for weeks (messages from HTick that included EOF    
   characters added in the FDIZ by the author).  I process the whole filebone    
   through here, and I know I'm seeing the same TICs.   
      
   Frank   
      
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