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Yes I binmode, and so should YOU :)

You might run into "issues" if you don't binmode, so it's good to always binmode 

...
open(my $fh, 'index.gif' ) or die $!;
binmode $fh;
..

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Re: I binmode
by pelagic (Priest) on Jun 18, 2004 at 12:50 UTC
    I binmode therefore I am

    pelagic
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Re: I binmode
by nothingmuch (Priest) on Jun 18, 2004 at 21:23 UTC
    Well, alternatively you can make your program die before you get burned by binmode if you expect funny stuff to work, like sending "\n" to sockets, using semget extensively, and opening a pipe to "/usr/lib/sendmail" for all your mailing needs.

    every time i see this 'binmode' I remember how backwards OSs can be... *sigh*.

    -nuffin
    zz zZ Z Z #!perl
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