>>>>> "C" == Conrad Schneiker <schneik / austin.ibm.com> writes:

C> Could this be due to using an insufficiently recent version of cvs?

 No, it work with 1.9.29

pigeon% cvs -d :pserver:anonymous / cvs.netlab.co.jp:/home/cvs login
(Logging in to anonymous / cvs.netlab.co.jp)
CVS password: 
pigeon% 

pigeon% cvs -v

Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.9.29 (client/server)

Copyright (c) 1989-1998 Brian Berliner, david d `zoo' zuhn, 
                        Jeff Polk, and other authors

CVS may be copied only under the terms of the GNU General Public License,
a copy of which can be found with the CVS distribution kit.

Specify the --help option for further information about CVS
pigeon%


Guy Decoux