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From: syd@dsinc.UUCP (Syd Weinstein)
Newsgroups: comp.mail.elm
Subject: Re: Elm 2.3 nusiance
Keywords: Elm 2.3 MicroPort
Message-ID: <7@dsinc.UUCP>
Date: 19 Nov 88 16:54:01 GMT
References: <88@prapc2.UUCP>
Reply-To: syd@dsinc.UUCP (Syd Weinstein)
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Organization: Datacomp Systems, Inc., Huntingdon Valley, PA 19006
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In article <88@prapc2.UUCP> paulr@prapc2.UUCP (Paul Raulerson) writes:
:I had a very interesting experience with Elm version2.3 this week. 
:I picked up the sources and compiled 'em up (Using Microport SysV/AT
:on a fast '286 with lots of memory...).
:
:The program compiled fine and seemed to behave quite well, except
:for one small thing.  I kept getting segment violations that kicked
:the program out "leaving all temporary file intact!". :-)
:
:The seg vios happened whenever I tried to delete a message from the
:displayed list. Thy also happened whenever I punched for (U)ndelete,
:even though there was nothing to undelete. (I couldn't delete in the
:first place.)
:
:Anyway, I cured all this by the simple expeidient of placing
:-UXENIX 
:in the command line string (undefined Xenix in other words).  Not a 
:single program fault in the 3 days since I did this, even with a lot
:of novice users using it. 
:
:I deduce from this that maybe there are some places that have not been
:propoerly if-deffed for non-Xenix users.  ;-) 


Two comments.  XENIX define is only for XENIX systems, not Microport and
definately not for 286's.  It relates to other items such as file
placement.

Second, 2.3??? Before everyone asks, why 2.3, I'm still waiting for 2.1,
I know nothing of an Elm 2.3 (I presume its a typo) and I am in charge
of Elm.

Syd Weinstein, Elm Project Coordinator
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