Number: 2001

Date: 28-Aug-84 14':00':24

Submitter: Sannella.PA

Source: Masinter.pa

Subject: GETFILEINFO on NS File server does not retrieve AUTHOR, TYPE, PROTECTION, ...

Assigned To: 

Attn: vanMelle

Status: Open

In/By: 

Problem Type: Bug

Impact: Moderate

Difficulty: Moderate

Frequency: 

Priority: Perhaps

System: Communications

Subsystem: NS Protocols

Machine: 1132

Disk: 

Lisp Version: 27-Aug-84 21':14':00

Source Files: 

Microcode Version: 5124

Memory Size: 4096

File Server: 

Server Software Version: 

Disposition: '
["vanMelle" "30-Aug-84 17':16':02" Subject': Difficulty':(->Moderate) Description':]

Description: '
Date': 15 Aug 84 00':38 PST'
From': Masinter.pa'
Subject': (GETFILEINFO FILE ''AUTHOR) returns "{}#0,77400': ..." on NS File server'
To': vanMelle'
cc': LispSupport'
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At *last*, something that didn''t work.'
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(btw, COPYFILE of a SYSOUT was pretty zippy!)'
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[bvm 8/23 -- fixed this to return NIL.  A little more work needed to get the actual answer.  This problem also exists for other less common attributes.]'


Workaround: 

Test Case: 

Edit-By: vanMelle

Edit-Date: 30-Aug-84 17':16':02