--- source/lib/util.c.orig	Wed Apr 26 08:06:53 2000
+++ source/lib/util.c	Tue Oct 31 23:30:12 2000
@@ -2559,6 +2559,33 @@
         return;
       }
 
+      /* decode octal digits in '\nnn' format. */
+      if (strchr((*ppname_array)[i].name, '\\') != NULL)
+      {
+        char *p, *q;
+        int v = 0;
+        int len, j;
+        p = q = (*ppname_array)[i].name;
+        while (*p) {
+          if (len = get_character_len(*p)) {
+            for (j = 0; j < len; j++)
+              *q++ = *p++;
+          } else {
+            if (*p == '\\') {
+              ++p;
+              if (!*p)
+                break;
+              for (j = 0; isdigit((int)*p) && j < 3; j++)
+                v = v * 8 + (int)(*p++ - '0');
+              *q++ = j ? v : *p++;
+            } else {
+              *q++ = *p++;
+            }
+          }
+        }
+        *q = '\0';
+      }
+
       /* next segment please */
       nameptr = name_end + 1;
       i++;