Re: opening /tmp//foo doesn't work.

[Alfred M\. Szmidt]

   > Consider the case where you wish to create...

   I never mentioned file-creation. I talked about opening files.
   You're talking about something else.

Oh, I thought you meant that it would behave that way in all cases.
Well, in that case it not be as confusing as I thought it might be.  I
kinda liked your idea, but thought it would be simply to confusing in
the general case. :-)