hi all!

don't be discouraged just because no one has listed any sib items.
it's just something that requires some thought and emails :-)

1.  ftp -- security protection for netrc files.  currently, both read
and execute access are required to use a netrc file.  this exposes the
password to anyone with read capability.  requesting that ftp be
modified to need execute-only access -- similar to udc and command file
access.

2. ftp -- site chmod.  enable mpe's ftp to issue 'site chmod' commands.
 user would be able to correct rwx permissions during an ftp 'session'.
 this capability is already supported in hp-ux's ftp.

3. mpe -- help text corrections.  many typos exist in the help
subsystem.  additionally, recent ci enhancments are not included.
requesting a final clean-up of this text.

4. mpe -- finfo ci function.  finfo doesn't report on hfs namespace
files correctly (probably a problem with flabelinfo).  since finfo is
closely related to jfinfo and pinfo, it should return status values as
well.  also, finfo should follow symbolic links.

5.  mpe -- debug.  repair old/known bug regarding data breakpoints.
very important for support after 2006 (right, stan? :-)

6.  mpe -- copy.  copy command can't copy temporary files to hfs
namespace.  this is an HPFCOPY() internal bug.

7.  mpe -- listgroup.  add 'format=detail' option.  similar to
'listacct'.

8.  mpe -- pattern matching bug (impacts 'listfile', 'store', etc).
for store in particular, this could mean some files fail the pattern
match and are not stored.  see jeff vance for details.

9.  mpe -- repair to call_3 and exec_0 procedures.  fix the NL and XL
so that all call_3, exec_0 procedures validate parms, required for
system protection against hackers.

10. mpe -- ci.  ci evaluator operator precedence bug.  see jeff vance
for details.

11. mpe -- ci.  repair ci error messages with typos or
incorrect/inadequate text.

12. mpe -- implied run.  repair implied run function to parse
parameters correctly.

13. mpe -- input ci function.  input;wait does not work in batch.

14. mpe -- listacct.  repair parmeter parsing and error reporting bugs.

15. mpe -- purge.  problem with purge improperly purging files when
used in batch.

16. mpe -- acctinfo/groupinfo ci functions.  requesting two new ci
function be created.  both would return data currently available via
listacct and listgroup but the data would not have to parsed.

17.  backporting.  (still) requesting that several recent ci
enhancements (like pinfo, ci functions and shutdown) be backported to
6.5.

oh...this outta cause a stir :-)          - d


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Donna Garverick, HP-CSA   Sr. System Programmer
dgarverick -at- longs -dot- com
925-210-6631              Longs Drug Stores

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