  According to their strength, the tracing properties of a code can be
categorized as frameproof, separating, IPP and TA. It is known that if the
minimum distance of the code is larger than a certain threshold then the TA
property implies the rest. Silverberg et al. ask if there is some kind of
tracing capability left when the minimum distance falls below the threshold.
Under different assumptions, several papers have given a negative answer to the
question. In this paper further progress is made. We establish values of the
minimum distance for which Reed-Solomon codes do not posses the separating
property.
