Re: SVR4 /bin/sh BUG

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From: Randy Howard
Date: Wed, 05 Jun 1991 17:37

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In article <1991Jun05.054111.27541@digibd.com>, rick@digibd.com (Rick Richardson) writes:
|> I just rechecked the bug on our SVR4 Version 2.1 from AT&T and it DOES FAIL.
|> Which leads me to wonder just how many versions called "2.1" are out there.
|> 
|> I'm also wondering why anyone was messing around with the shell code in
|> the first place - I mean, if sh is no longer stable, one might as well bite
|> the bullet and use ksh for the default root shell.

Actually, at Dell we ship ksh as the default shell, I believe the USLSVR4.3 
port mentioned previously does as well.

-- 
Randy Howard                        !'s:uunet!dell!mustang!jrh  
Dell Computer Corp.                 @'s:jrh@mustang.dell.com

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From: jrh@mustang.dell.com (Randy Howard)
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Subject: Re: SVR4 /bin/sh BUG
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Date: 5 Jun 91 17:37:37 GMT
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