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   > and then you would avoid having to adjust the pointers x and y in the   
   > loop; only i would change.   
      
   You can compare the effect of this with the assembly for   
   rp_jh_stricmp() and the assembly for the original rp_stricmp(), both   
   of which were posted earlier.  The results for this routine   
   (rp_xor_stricmp) may be slightly different, but the changes should be   
   very similar.   
      
      
   Rod Pemberton   
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