tim@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Tim Elliott) (01/29/91)
Help. I *have* an aliases.text that's 80 or so lines long, but couldn't run it
under pl10 (no suprise, eh?). Well, now I can't even run it under pl11.
Here's the text on a simple aliases.text (1 entry). Are my eyes deceiving me?
Did I read the manual wrong? Arrrrgh.
% newalias
Updating your personal alias file...
Error - alias data line is not in proper format:
'len = tim@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu'
** Not saving tables! Please fix and re-run newalias!
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`--------------------'---------------------------------------------------'jfk@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (James F. Kennedy) (01/30/91)
In article <1991Jan29.143250.14882@ux1.cso.uiuc.edu> tim@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Tim Elliott) writes: >Help. I *have* an aliases.text that's 80 or so lines long, but couldn't run it >under pl10 (no suprise, eh?). Well, now I can't even run it under pl11. >Here's the text on a simple aliases.text (1 entry). Are my eyes deceiving me? >Did I read the manual wrong? Arrrrgh. > >% newalias >Updating your personal alias file... >Error - alias data line is not in proper format: >'len = tim@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu' > >** Not saving tables! Please fix and re-run newalias! >-- > --> Join E-Mail Tag NOW or I'll tickle your spleen. Tag@uiuc.edu <-- > > .-- Tim Elliott -------.-------------------------------------------------, > > Genghis@uiuc.edu / University of Illinois School of Architecture < > `--------------------'---------------------------------------------------' I ran into this problem too and all I can figure out is that the middle field (or comment field) is no longer optional. Therefore, if I read your alias file correctly (from the 1 line), all or most of your lines are in the format: alias = address while this used to be okay, PL11 seems to require a comment field, so the proper format is: alias = comment = address Making sure all of your lines conforms to this should fix your problem. My query is, why was this changed (anybody) ? James ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ James F. Kennedy University of Pennsylvania Systems Programmer jfk@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (215)898-2476 jfk@pender.ee.upenn.edu Computing and Educational Technology Services, Sch. of Engin. and Applied Sci. ================================================================================
syd@DSI.COM (Syd Weinstein) (01/30/91)
jfk@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (James F. Kennedy) writes: >alias = address >while this used to be okay, PL11 seems to require a comment field, so >the proper format is: >alias = comment = address >Making sure all of your lines conforms to this should fix your problem. >My query is, why was this changed (anybody) ? It didn't change, it was always supposed to be that way, ie, requiring a comment, it was only a side effect of a bug that allowed the other syntax to work. (IE, you were depending on a bug, we fixed the bug, so you loose.) -- ===================================================================== Sydney S. Weinstein, CDP, CCP Elm Coordinator Datacomp Systems, Inc. Voice: (215) 947-9900 syd@DSI.COM or dsinc!syd FAX: (215) 938-0235
syd@DSI.COM (Syd Weinstein) (02/27/91)
jfk@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (James F. Kennedy) writes: >I ran into this problem too and all I can figure out is that >the middle field (or comment field) is no longer optional. >Therefore, if I read your alias file correctly (from the 1 line), all >or most of your lines are in the format: >alias = address >while this used to be okay, PL11 seems to require a comment field, so >the proper format is: >alias = comment = address >Making sure all of your lines conforms to this should fix your problem. >My query is, why was this changed (anybody) ? As I said before, because the bug that allowed having no comment field was fixed. (The comment field pointed to something wrong in that case). It has always been required, but a bug let lines without it slip by in 2.3. -- ===================================================================== Sydney S. Weinstein, CDP, CCP Elm Coordinator Datacomp Systems, Inc. Voice: (215) 947-9900 syd@DSI.COM or dsinc!syd FAX: (215) 938-0235