I tried to reproduce this bug you reported ("tetex-bin: xdvi fails on some http specials"), but at least with tetex-bin version 1.0.6-7 I can view the file you sent without any problems. Could you check if this bug is still present if you upgrade tetex-bin? Thanks, Adrian -- A "No" uttered from deepest conviction is better and greater than a "Yes" merely uttered to please, or what is worse, to avoid trouble. -- Mahatma Ghandi