CVS won't ignore removed files (remote will, local will not)

[msinotte]

CVS Version we are using on NetBSD platform.
REMOTE: Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.11 (client/server)
LOCAL:          Concurrent Versions System (CVS) 1.11.1p1 (client/server)

I'm trying to get rid of the following annoying message on a cvs update:
        cvs update: use `cvs add' to create an entry for toremove

The file 'toremove' has been removed on all branches (state is dead - see below log output).  It is a generated file.  Adding it to .cvsignore has no affect.

Furthermore, remote CVS seems to do the right thing, where local CVS does not.

CVS lives on ntejava.  The repository was checked out from another server; thus CVS/Root is setup for pserver.

/usr/home/msinotte/work/remote/rel_11/test (address@hidden) : echo $CVSROOT
/usr/cvsroot
/usr/home/msinotte/work/remote/rel_11/test (address@hidden) : cat CVS/Root
:pserver:address@hidden:/usr/cvsroot
/usr/home/msinotte/work/remote/rel_11/test (address@hidden) : touch toremove

REMOTE:
/usr/home/msinotte/work/remote/rel_11/test (address@hidden) : cvs update
? toremove
cvs server: Updating .
cvs server: Updating dir1
cvs server: Updating dir2
cvs server: Updating dir3
cvs server: Updating dir4

LOCAL:
/usr/home/msinotte/work/remote/rel_11/test (address@hidden) : cvs -d /usr/cvsroot update
cvs update: Updating .
cvs update: use `cvs add' to create an entry for toremove
? toremove
cvs update: Updating dir1
cvs update: Updating dir2
cvs update: Updating dir3
cvs update: Updating dir4

LOCAL (take 2):
If the repository was originally checked out locally, and CVS/Root is set to /usr/cvsroot, the problem is exactly the same:

/usr/home/msinotte/work/rel_11/test (address@hidden) : cvs update
cvs update: Updating .
cvs update: use `cvs add' to create an entry for toremove
? .cvsignore
cvs update: Updating dir1
cvs update: Updating dir2
cvs update: Updating dir3
cvs update: Updating dir4

/usr/home/msinotte/work/remote/rel_11/test (address@hidden) : cvs log toremove

RCS file: /usr/cvsroot/test/Attic/toremove,v
Working file: toremove
head: 1.4
branch:
locks: strict
access list:
symbolic names:
<snip>
keyword substitution: kv
total revisions: 6;     selected revisions: 6
description:
----------------------------
revision 1.4
date: 2002/11/27 01:57:34;  author: msinotte;  state: dead;  lines: +0 -0

PR#:    PR 1422         (Required)
----------------------------
revision 1.3
date: 2002/06/05 22:01:41;  author: msinotte;  state: Exp;  lines: +0 -0
branches:  1.3.2;

PR#:    PR 1422
----------------------------
revision 1.2
date: 2002/06/05 21:52:57;  author: msinotte;  state: dead;  lines: +0 -0

PR#:    PR 1422
----------------------------
revision 1.1
date: 2002/06/05 21:51:42;  author: msinotte;  state: Exp;

PR#:    PR 1422         (Required)
----------------------------
revision 1.3.2.2
date: 2002/11/27 01:34:24;  author: msinotte;  state: dead;  lines: +0 -0

PR#:    PR 5000         (Required)
----------------------------
revision 1.3.2.1
date: 2002/06/18 02:43:24;  author: msinotte;  state: Exp;  lines: +0 -0

PR#:    PR 1422         (Required)
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/usr/home/msinotte/work/remote/rel_11/test (address@hidden) : >

Any help is greatly appreciate.

Thanks,
Michelle Sinotte
Software CM and Tools
Entrisphere, Inc
address@hidden