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Conference iosg::all-in-1_v30

Title:*OLD* ALL-IN-1 (tm) Support Conference
Notice:Closed - See Note 4331.l to move to IOSG::ALL-IN-1
Moderator:IOSG::PYE
Created:Thu Jan 30 1992
Last Modified:Tue Jan 23 1996
Last Successful Update:Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:4343
Total number of notes:18308

2012.0. "EXPAND_DIST_LIST problem?" by KERNEL::LOAT (Ahead groove factor 5! Yeah!) Wed Dec 23 1992 09:48

    
    VMS 5.5 ALL-IN-1 3.0
    
    A customer is doing a bit of application programming, and has seen a
    problem with the function MAIL EXPAND_DIST_LIST. 
    
    When he executed the function, it didn't expand the dist. list at all,
    which then caused an error later in their script.
    
    This has only happened once on a message which is long gone, and he
    hasn't been able to reproduce it. 
    
    He has asked us at the CSC if there are any circumstances in which
    EXPAND_DIST_LIST doesn't expand the dist. list correctly (ie any 'known
    problems") I've looked through all the information we've got, and came
    up with nothing, so I thought I'd ask here just in case anyone knows of
    any problems.
    
    Thanx, and a Happy Christmas
    
    Steve.
    
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2012.1FORTY2::ASHGrahame Ash @REOWed Dec 23 1992 16:177
Hi Steve,

Can you get the script (what was the sequence of calls)? And what was the list 
called, and what sort of entries were in it? There MUST be something unusual 
somewhere (as I'm sure you know!)

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2012.2User Error surely (:==:)AIMTEC::WICKS_AA year behind in more ways than oneWed Jan 06 1993 04:1619
    Steve,
    
    a bug in EXPAND_DIST_LISTS in a release after v2.3 - never (:==:)
    
    the only one I remember was back in v2.3 days when the distribution
    list had too many address (over 700 or so). I guess you've checked
    STARS right so the fact that I can't remember my password doesn't
    affect this reply but all the other 'oversights in the design'
    that i can recall were fixed before v3.0
    e.g funny characters in the distribution list name e.g ( or space etc
        dl in the wastebasket getting in the way
        etc...
     
    EXPAND_DIST_LISTS didn't/doesn't set OA$STATUS since it always assumes
    success - and why not (:==:)
    
    regards,
    
   Andrew.D.Wicks