On , Mathieu Bouchard (1:163/215.42@fidonet) wrote: 
 > NULL is reserved for pointers; i often use 0 instead, though. I'm not
 > sure whether it is actually desirable that i recommend using 0,
 > though... :-)
Mathieu...
  Actually, NULL is obsolescent in C++ - the standard says to simply use 0 
instead for a null pointer. The rest of your message is correct in suggesting 
the use of '\0' to represent ASCII NUL as being clearer than 0 and certainly 
more correct than NULL. 
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