===================================================================
RCS file: /cvs/pod2mdoc/pod2mdoc.c,v
retrieving revision 1.33
retrieving revision 1.34
diff -u -p -r1.33 -r1.34
--- pod2mdoc/pod2mdoc.c	2014/07/18 23:56:57	1.33
+++ pod2mdoc/pod2mdoc.c	2014/07/19 00:42:22	1.34
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$Id: pod2mdoc.c,v 1.33 2014/07/18 23:56:57 schwarze Exp $ */
+/*	$Id: pod2mdoc.c,v 1.34 2014/07/19 00:42:22 schwarze Exp $ */
 /*
  * Copyright (c) 2014 Kristaps Dzonsons <kristaps@bsd.lv>
  *
@@ -666,7 +666,8 @@ formatcode(struct state *st, const char *buf, size_t *
 				break;
 			}
 		}
-		if (*start + 1 < end && '<' == buf[*start + 1]) {
+		if (*start + 1 < end && '<' == buf[*start + 1] &&
+		    'A' <= buf[*start] && 'Z' >= buf[*start]) {
 			formatcode(st, buf, start, end, nomacro, 1);
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -746,7 +747,8 @@ formatcodeln(struct state *st, const char *linemac,
 			} while (*start < end && ' ' == buf[*start]);
 		}
 
-		if (*start + 1 < end && '<' == buf[*start + 1]) {
+		if (*start + 1 < end && '<' == buf[*start + 1] &&
+		    'A' <= buf[*start] && 'Z' >= buf[*start]) {
 			st->wantws |= wantws;
 			gotmacro = formatcode(st, buf,
 			    start, end, nomacro, 1);
@@ -1220,7 +1222,8 @@ ordinary(struct state *st, const char *buf, size_t sta
 		 * Escape initial control characters.
 		 */
 		while (start < end) {
-			if (start < end - 1 && '<' == buf[start + 1])
+			if (start < end - 1 && '<' == buf[start + 1] &&
+			    'A' <= buf[start] && 'Z' >= buf[start])
 				break;
 			else if ('\n' == buf[start])
 				break;
@@ -1256,7 +1259,8 @@ ordinary(struct state *st, const char *buf, size_t sta
 				outbuf_addchar(st);
 		}
 
-		if (start < end - 1 && '<' == buf[start + 1]) {
+		if (start < end - 1 && '<' == buf[start + 1] &&
+		    'A' <= buf[start] && 'Z' >= buf[start]) {
 			formatcode(st, buf, &start, end, 0, seq);
 			if (OUST_MAC == st->oust) {
 				/*
@@ -1294,7 +1298,9 @@ ordinary(struct state *st, const char *buf, size_t sta
 				 */
 
 				if ( ! st->wantws && start < end &&
-				    '<' != buf[start + 1]) {
+				    ('<' != buf[start + 1] ||
+				     'A' > buf[start] ||
+				     'Z' < buf[start])) {
 					printf(" Ns ");
 					st->wantws = 1;
 				}