All,

Yes, the problem has been fixed.  Here's what I found on the IT resource
center:

Patch Name: MPELXB2A

                            Path Name: /mpe-ix_patches/c.65.00/MPELXB2A (83968)
                            Patch Description: CI COPY command without
target filename can abort job/sessi

                            Last Updated: 10/31/00

                            Date Entered: 09/18/00

                            Patch Status: Patch is General Release

                            SR Number:
                                 8606-139675


At 05:22 PM 05/08/2001, VANCE,JEFF (HP-Cupertino,ex1) wrote:
>There is (was) a 6.5 defect in the COPY command where if you omit the
>TO= filename it aborts.  The problem was an uninitialized string length.
>The workaround is to always specify a TO= name.  E.g.
>
>    copy somefile.group.acct .
>
>will copy "somefile.group.acct" to somefile in your CWD (logon group).
>
>HTH,
>  Jeff
>
>p.s. I don't recall which release has this defect fixed, but it is
>not a problem in 7.0.
>
>...
>
> >    What was it about issuing the copy command without a "to"
> > file the caused
> > the CI.PUB.SYS abort??? see below for what happens!
>
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