From: gwtmp01@... Date: 2006-04-05T02:48:02+09:00 Subject: Re: Using File.open block to manage svnadmin dump stream On Apr 4, 2006, at 1:13 PM, Pia Kraft wrote: > I'm only guessing but the different file size suggests that our old > friend LF vs. CR/LF rears its ugly head again. I thought the OP was on a Linux box where there is no difference between a binary and text file but if the problem is on a Windows system then you have to explicitly open the file in binary mode to avoid the LF CR/LF issues of text I/O. Gary Wright