Number: 1766

Date:  7-Aug-84 15':46':03

Submitter: Roach

Source: Roach

Subject: Courier Error NoSuchObject when looking for Clearinghouses

Assigned To: vanMelle

Attn: Release

Status: Fixed

In/By: 

Problem Type: Bug

Impact: Annoying

Difficulty: Easy

Frequency: Once

Priority: Hopefully

System: Communications

Subsystem: NS Protocols

Machine: 1132

Disk: 

Lisp Version:  2-Aug-84 10':31':19

Source Files: 

Microcode Version: 5124

Memory Size: 4096

File Server: 

Server Software Version: 

Disposition: 

Description: After typing the usual netwark garbage in my PROMPTWINDOW, I get "(ARGUMENT.ERROR NoSuchObject FIRST)" in the stack'
     COURIER.EXECUTE.CALL'
     COURIER.CALL'
     CH.RETRIEVE.MEMBERS'
     CH.FINDSERVER'
     CH.RETRIEVE.ITEM'
     LOOKUP.NS.SERVER'
     GETNSPRINTER'
     NSPRINT'
Aborting out of this mess with ^, I get "Can''t find address of LISPPRINT':XSIS NORTH" and "[Unable to contact Clearinghouse for XSIS NORTH':...]" in my PROMPTWINDOW.'
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Date': 15 Aug 84 16':33 PDT'
From': vanMelle.pa'
To': Roach'
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I believe this could happen if the domain ("xsis north") did not exist at all, or the clearinghouse you were talking to had a transiently incorrect view of the world.  I believe the Lisp end of this is now fixed.'


Workaround: 

Test Case: 

Edit-By: vanMelle

Edit-Date: 15-Aug-84 17':00':58