How to store Newline character ?

[Himanshu <hshah0@sac.uky.edu>]

HI
	How do I store a newline character (\n) along with other ascii
characters in an attribute ?
Lets say I have an
attribute  Description
an the value
---------------start of value--------
Used by: File server
CPU:        424M1739 UK B048407
Keyboard:   0039147-9413263775
Monitor:    0014698-9426FR1639
Disks:      Andataco PO# D409745     ST3155N 2G HB086256 10/28/2001 /u/al-d3
            Andataco PO# U-002844-96 ST3155N 2G HB048729 10/24/2001 /u/al-d(89)
            Andataco PO# U-002844-96 ST3155N 2G HB024632 10/24/2001 /u/al-d(89)
            Andataco PO# U-002844-96 ST3155N 2G HB048941 10/24/2001 /u/al-d2
Replacement:Inmartech                XP32150 2G PE62143031      /u/al-d7
Replacement:                                 2G             u/al-d10
--------------End of value--------

Now I want to retain the above format.

So I stored it in following format (LDIF)
-------
Description:
 CPU:        424M1739 UK B048407
 Keyboard:   0039147-9413263775
 Monitor:    0014698-9426FR1639
 Disks:      Andataco PO# D409745     ST3155N 2G HB086256 10/28/2001 /u/al-d3
             Andataco PO# U-002844-96 ST3155N 2G HB048729 10/24/2001 /u/al-d(89)
             Andataco PO# U-002844-96 ST3155N 2G HB024632 10/24/2001 /u/al-d(89)
             Andataco PO# U-002844-96 ST3155N 2G HB048941 10/24/2001 /u/al-d2
 Replacement:Inmartech                XP32150 2G PE62143031          /u/al-d7
 Replacement:                                 2G                     /u/al-d10
-----

But while retrieving the value, I am loosing the format (looses \n).
I am aware that in LDIF, continuation of a line is denoted by \n followed
by a space. Is it true ?
If it is true, then how am I supposed to preserve the format.

Thanks in advance for the help
Himanshu