I blather:
> 
> I must be a fool :-)

Ok, I was :-)

> Is there something very wrong here (like in com.c)?
> Did I overlook something? (checked perms and ownership, i need more ideas)

I need CD high for the open to succeed.  But I just get junk when I connect
to another machine.  I suspect this is due to 7E1.  I seem to remember this
being discussed before tho.  I'll dig through the mailing-lists....

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