(repost. last word missing, sorry) > John Cowan said on June 27, 2003 at 12:56 PM > > Michael Everson had said: > > > This is not analogous to the present situation, it seems to me. In > > > the first place, what else is the \ for? :-) > > > > Escaping special characters, since you ask. > > But in a completely different context. > > K > > >