imtsft@imt3b2.UUCP (IMT) (10/13/87)
BEWARE
The patch to fullname contained in patch 9 to usenet software breaks
the fullname function on AT&T SV machines and propably on others
running SV.
The patch to allow embedded spaces in the gecos information that
is of the form:
: junk - full name ( junk :
changed the line:
if (*p == '-') {
to:
if (*p == '-' && isspace(p[1])) {
This change makes it imperative to have a space following the '-'.
The /etc/passwd file on AT&T machines has a gecos field that does
not have the space and is therefore not handled correctly.
The simple solution is to use the previous version of fullname.
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name : IMT (Group Administrator)
email : ...(ccicpg|peregrine)!imt3b2!imtsft
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Paul Czarnik
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