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diff --git a/lib/DirHandle.pm b/lib/DirHandle.pm
index 12ee6c6..1d25969 100644
--- a/lib/DirHandle.pm
+++ b/lib/DirHandle.pm
@@ -25,6 +25,20 @@ opendir(), closedir(), readdir(), and rewinddir() functions.
 The only objective benefit to using C<DirHandle> is that it avoids
 namespace pollution by creating globs to hold directory handles.
 
+=head1 NOTES
+
+=over 4
+
+=item *
+
+On Mac OS (Classic), the path separator is ':', not '/', and the 
+current directory is denoted as ':', not '.'. You should be careful 
+about specifying relative pathnames. While a full path always begins 
+with a volume name, a relative pathname should always begin with a 
+':'.  If specifying a volume name only, a trailing ':' is required.
+
+=back
+
 =cut
 
 require 5.000;