Jeff writes:
>
> o legal filename chars: a) for "POSIX" syntax: all printable ascii chars,
> b) for "MPE-escaped" syntax: same as POSIX syntax, c) for MPE-only syntax:
> no change.
>
> o  filename terminator characters: a) for "POSIX" syntax: only a null is
> legal, b) for "MPE-escaped" syntax: all non-printable chars and token

I'd suggest "all printable" be changed to "all but null".  Although relatively
rarely seen, most Unix systems will allow non-printable characters (e.g.: bell)
in file names.  The "only a null terminator" makes it easy to implement this.

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