Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!seismo!uwvax!oddjob!hao!ames!sdcsvax!ucbvax!XHMEIA.CALTECH.EDU!zar From: zar@XHMEIA.CALTECH.EDU Newsgroups: comp.os.vms Subject: RE: SYS$ANNOUNCE Bug or Feature Message-ID: <870722130843.021@XHMEIA.Caltech.Edu> Date: Wed, 22-Jul-87 16:08:24 EDT Article-I.D.: XHMEIA.870722130843.021 Posted: Wed Jul 22 16:08:24 1987 Date-Received: Sat, 25-Jul-87 04:58:12 EDT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Distribution: world Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 7 I know perfectly well that you can $ assign "@file" sys$announce I don't want that, and I would prefer you send replies to me. I also know all about SYS$SYLOGIN etc... Geez. I want to use the full capability of the logical name SYS$ANNOUNCE which (by reading the system serv man on $CRELNM) means using 255 characters or less. Read the DEC manual and don't try reading my mind.