vi can't recover large files

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1 total messages Started by Al Kiecker Fri, 08 Sep 1989 20:16

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Author: Al Kiecker
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 1989 20:16

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We have noticed that when editing large (~4000 lines) files with vi, and 
vi receives a signal (SIGHUP), vi is unable to recover the file. The
"[Lost lines....]" message is displayed, "Tmp file too large" message is
displayed and garbage is displayed on the screen.

Has anyone else observed this problem, and does anyone know of a fix?

Thanks!!

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