Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 exptools 1/6/84; site ihldt.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!ihnp4!ihldt!jhh From: jhh@ihldt.UUCP (John Haller) Newsgroups: net.unix-wizards,net.bugs.usg Subject: Re: QUERY: Legal characters in login names? Message-ID: <2177@ihldt.UUCP> Date: Mon, 9-Jan-84 14:24:50 EST Article-I.D.: ihldt.2177 Posted: Mon Jan 9 14:24:50 1984 Date-Received: Tue, 10-Jan-84 02:11:50 EST References: <219@dual.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Bell Labs, Naperville, IL Lines: 8 The limited set of characters is due to what can be printed on the first page of an IBM listing. JES3 strikes again. This page contains the bin number, the job number, and the login name. If you don't run opr, and never will, the restrictions probably are not necessary. John Haller AT&T Bell Laboratories/Naperville IL