Number: 875

Date: 30-Apr-84 13':28':11

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: JonL.pa

Subject: MAINTAIN adds .PA to * in Friend prompt, where it means something different

Assigned To: 

Attn: vanMelle.pa

Status: Open

In/By: 

Problem Type: Bug

Impact: Serious

Difficulty: Easy

Frequency: Everytime

Priority: Hopefully

System: Communications

Subsystem: PUP Protocols

Machine: 

Disk: 

Lisp Version: 

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Memory Size: 

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Disposition: '
["Masinter.pa" "26-Aug-84 16':36':30" Subject': Workaround':]'
["Masinter.pa" "26-Aug-84 16':36':53" Subject': Disposition': Workaround': Edit-By': Edit-Date':]

Description: '
Date': 28 Apr 84 21':13 PST'
From': JonL.pa'
Subject': Lisp': MAINTAIN insists on adding a registry'
To': LispSupport.pa'
cc': JonL.pa'
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Lisp System Date': 25-Apr-84 20':38':55'
Machine': Dolphin (BuickoSaurus)'
Microcode version': 24,1'
Memory size': 7000'
Frequency': Always'
Impact': Serious'
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I needed to change the Friends field of a DL I "own" -- but couldn''t do it with Lisp''s maintain, since it would insist on converting "*" into "*.pa", and the latter has different effect than the former.'
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Workaround is, of course, to go out into Laurel.'
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Workaround: Chat to ERN and change it there.

Test Case: 

Edit-By: Masinter.pa

Edit-Date: 26-Aug-84 16':36':54