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From: ca053@unocss.UUCP (Tim Russell)
Newsgroups: comp.os.vms
Subject: Re: logging out
Message-ID: <237@unocss.UUCP>
Date: 7 Feb 88 00:31:04 GMT
References: <287@cavell.UUCP>
Distribution: na
Organization: University of Nebraska at Omaha
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Summary: Perhaps system-specific handling of logout?

In article <287@cavell.UUCP>, franco@alberta.UUCP (Franco Carlacci) writes:
> The following observation has always intrigued me . When I log
> off using "logout", there is a noticeable delay before the system
> says good-bye. However if I use any sequenced prefixed with the
> letters "logo" the good-bye is immediate. Can someone tell me 
> why this happens and why "logo" is so special.

    An educated guess: Perhaps your system manager has defined the symbol
"LOGOUT" to invoke accounting procedures? This would explain it, because
using the shortened form would invoke only VMS's logout, while typing
logout would cause a DCL file to be run, taking time. Try typing
SHOW SYMBOL LOGOUT to see if I'm right...

                                Timothy Russell (ihnp4!unocss!ca053)

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