This from the top of CVS (Server 1.3.0) Whereas usekeys yields something like: usekeys is set to keyrings applymode results in: usekeys is set to never --- > usekeys keyrings usekeys set to keyrings ("nit-pick... one space could be with "is") > usekeys usekeys is set to keyrings > applymode usekeys is set to never > usekeys usekeys is set to keyrings > applymode always Applymode now set to always > applymode usekeys is set to never