Maximum buffer size exceeded

[Harish Narayanan]

Hello all.

I've been trying to open a large file (208 MB) but I receive the error 
"Maximum buffer size exceeded" and Emacs fails to open the file. This is 
Emacs 21.2.1 on a Redhat GNU/Linux 9 box.

I tried searching in the archives, and noticed this has been asked 
before, but the responses don't seem encouraging. Is there a way of 
working around this that's arisen in the recent past?

Thanks.
Harish