--- server.c	2006-04-08 23:22:22.566540800 -1000
+++ modified-server.c	2006-04-08 22:15:40.581969600 -1000
@@ -5076,6 +5076,23 @@
 
     buf_to_net = fd_buffer_initialize (STDOUT_FILENO, 0,
 				       outbuf_memory_error);
+
+#if defined (__CYGWIN32__)
+    /* On cygwin, certain shells, tcsh in particular, open stdin in 
+     * text mode, and this causes CRLFs to map to LF, which corrupts
+     * files and causes communication problems because too few characters
+     * are received by the server.  This code may be unnecessary if
+     * the shell ever gets fixed.
+     *
+     * Normally, pipes are opened in binary anyway, but ssh creates an
+     * interactive shell when it starts cvs server.  Consequently, the
+     * behavior may be poorly or not defined.
+     */
+
+    FILE* f = freopen (NULL, "rb", stdin); /* Ensure that stdin is binary */
+    
+#endif /* defined (__CYGWIN32__) */
+    
     buf_from_net = stdio_buffer_initialize (stdin, 0, 1, outbuf_memory_error);
 
     saved_output = buf_nonio_initialize (outbuf_memory_error);