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It seems that on w32, if HOME is not defined we default it to C:/.
Wouldn't it make more sense to default it to $USERPOFILE (if set) which on XP
seems to typically point to C:/Documents and Files/<user> which is about as
close to a "home directory" as it gets?


        Stefan