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From: kempf@rhrk.uni-kl.de (Markus Kempf / Physik)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: Aliases busted in PL10?
Keywords: alias
Message-ID: <1991Jan9.181634.20514@rhrk.uni-kl.de>
Date: 9 Jan 91 18:16:34 GMT
References: <1991Jan8.170342.19606@mrspoc.Transact.COM>
Organization: University of Kaiserslautern, Germany
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itkin@mrspoc.Transact.COM (Steven M. List) writes:

>HELP!  I just rebuilt my aliases (newalias command) for the first time
>since applying patch 10.  Both inside Elm and through checkalias and
>listalias I have a SERIOUS problem:

>1. Most of the aliases do not get expanded to include the Email address.
>For instance:

>    jack = Jack B. Nimble = jack@flurp.com

>expands to
>    
>    jack    (Jack B. Nimbl)

>2. Also, as indicated above, the last letter of the real name is dropped
>on most of the aliases!!

>Fortunately, I have a backup of my aliases files (text and stuff) that
>is pre-PL10, so I could recover.  But I can't add any!  The problem
>manifests both inside and outside Elm, whether through the A command
>sub-menu or using newalias.

>Anyone (particularly Syd, of course) got any help for me?  PLEASE?

>Steven
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We do have the same problem here and no solution. We would appreciate any help
too.

Markus Kempf
kempf@rhrk.uni-kl.de

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