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From: damerell@CS.UCL.AC.UK (Dr R M Damerell, RHBNC)
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Subject: set file/enter
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Date: Fri, 26-Jun-87 04:53:14 EDT
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sorry if this Q has been asked before; I am not on the list, so please could
any replies be copied to me? thankyou.

The DCL manual says that use of    $SET FILE/ENTER   is "discouraged" but
doesnt say why. Please could somebody kindly tell me why? What precautions
should I take if I go ahead & do it anyway?

If asked I will explain why I want to do this, but I dont want to inflict
a very long explanation on the whole list. 
mark