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Subject: Re: auto-saving of files (good or bad)
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Date: Sat, 5-Dec-87 08:52:05 EST
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Posted: Sat Dec  5 08:52:05 1987
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How about this: if you've got a buffer that's been checkpointed and not later 
changed, when you go to save the file, it writes it out again, even though the 
checkpoint file is up-to-date.  Wouldn't it be easier to rename the checkpoint 
file?

--Joe