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7.3G is ready for testing on DECstatiosn, VAXen and RTs

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Release Engineering)
Thu Aug 8 00:04:42 1991

Date: Wed, 7 Aug 91 23:59:43 -0400
To: "Friendly Testers" <devnull@odie.mit.edu>
From: "Release Engineering" <devnull@odie.mit.edu>



7.3G is now available for testing on the DECstations, VAX and RT's. The
RS/6000 requires more configuration testing and will be out sometime tomorrow
(Thursday).

Update is per usual as sent in past messages.

Changes in this release (filenames refer to filenames in the source tree
that changed, when available)

ALL:
	new zlocate man page 
	Problems with mh-rmail fixed
	logout dialog fixed so text doesn't overlap on RS/6000
	xcluster size fixed.
	new prototype "README.mail" and "welcome" files
	moira .h files installed
	fixed caching bug in edsc (tytso)
	fixed zwgc selection coredump bug
	new man page for xdsc
	kerberos passwd change bug fix (only seen on RS/6000)
	discuss long subject lines bug fix
	Added information on new quota output to release notes.
	Added Kerberos compatibility:
	 - support for old srvtabs
	      kerberos/util/imake.includes/config.Imakefile
	      kerberos/lib/krb/Imakefile
	      kerberos/lib/krb/read_service_key.c
	 - support for old configuration file locations
	      kerberos/util/imake.includes/config.Imakefile
	      kerberos/lib/krb/Imakefile
	      kerberos/lib/krb/get_admhst.c
	      kerberos/lib/krb/get_krbrlm.c
	      kerberos/lib/krb/krbhst.c
	      kerberos/lib/krb/getrealm.c
	 - old compile_et compatibility
	      kerberos/util/imake.includes/config.Imakefile
	      kerberos/lib/krb/Imakefile
	      kerberos/lib/krb/et_compat.c
	      kerberos/lib/kadm/Imakefile
	      kerberos/lib/kadm/kadm_et_compat.c
	The Kerberos compatibility forced a relink of the following
		major subsystems:
        athena/athena.bin/olc/clients/olc/olc                      
                                     /motif/xolc                   
                                     /oreplay/oreplay              
                             /server/polld/polld                   
                                    /olcd/olcd                     
                                    /olcm/olcm                     
                                    /rpd/rpd                       
        athena/athena.bin/attach/attach                            
                         /dash/dash                                
                         /discuss/server/disdebug                  
                                        /recover                   
                                        /expunge                   
                                        /discussd                  
                                        /disserve                  
                                 /client/discuss                   
                                 /mclient/crmtgs                   
                                         /mkds                     
                                         /pmtg                     
                                         /dspipe                   
                                 /edsc/edsc                        
                                 /dsgrep/dsgrep                    
                         /finger/finger                            
                         /from/from                                
                         /kerberometer/kerberometer                
                         /rkinit/rkinitd                           
                                /rkinit                            
                         /turnin/etc/mk_krb_err                    
                                /clients/*                         
        athena/athena.etc/xdm/xlogin/xlogin                        
        athena/athena.lib/zephyr/clients/*                         
                                /zhm
	 	                /zwgc                               
                          /moira/clients/*
	                        /update/updateserver
        athena/bin/login/login                                     
        athena/ucb/lpr/*                                           
                      /transcript/pscomm                           
	              /quota/lpquota
			    /s_chkaf
        athena/config/update/fix_srvtab                            
        third/common/gnu/emacs/etc/movemail                        
        third/common/mh.6.6/support/pop/x*
                       /uip/x*                          
      	afs

	Scribe shell script:
	       third/common/Imakefile
	       third/common/scribe/Imakefile
	       third/common/scribe/Makefile
	       third/common/scribe/scribe.sh
	       third/common/scribe/scribe.1
	xman mandesc verified to not display empty directories
	/usr/athena/lib/init/xsession when ignoring customizations,
		ignores a users .mwmrc and .dashrc

BSD:
        Installed new scribe license files
        Support for old location of rc.conf
	    config/files/bsd/Imakefile
	    config/files/bsd/rc.conf.compat
	Compatability for old locations of rc.net,attach.conf, and version
	    config/files/bsd/Imakefile
	    config/files/bsd/attach.conf.compat
	athena/config/update/services/ops.add: Wrong device type for
		machines w/o X displays. Left as CONSOLE instead.
	bring netstat and arp local; install /etc/{version,rc.conf}
	    config/update/sys_rvd.ws

BSD & ULTRIX:
	Fixed incorrect comment in config/update/services/nip.add
	Added galatea mkserv option. 
	      config/update/services/galatea.add
	      config/update/services/config
	      config/update/services/services.sync
	      config/update/vers/7.3A
	      config/update/vers/7.3G
	      config/update/normaldiffs
	      config/files/Ultrix/Ultrix-4.2/rc.athena
	      config/files/bsd-4.3/rc
	      third/common/galatea/conf/athena
	Force srvtab updates again (config/update/vers/7.3G)

RT:
    	Xibm - line stipple fill bug fix - scroll bars looked funny
		third/common/X11R4/server/ddx/ibm/apa16/apa16FlSp.c
	

RS/6000:
    	redundant sendmail initialization removed from rc.athena
	AFS cache size adjustment algorithm altered in rc.athena
	Public workstation cleanup added to rc.athena
	/etc/syslog.conf installed (vers/7.3G)
	swap space is increased to 48MB (vers/7.3G)
	auto-repeat and key-click characteristics changed (vers/7.3G)
	enq replaced with Athenized version (RESTRICTED ACCESS)
	    /bin/enq, /usr/lpp/msg/En_US/{enq,libq}.cat

DEC:
    	rc.athena - bug in using clusterinfo from wrong place
		athena/config/files/Ultrix/Ultrix4.2/rc.athena
	emacs load display incorrect [1565]
		fixed in recompile of emacs above
	athena/athena.bin/top/Imakefile - added Ult4.2 subdir for new top
		athena/athena.bin/top/Ult4.2/* New version of top from DEC
	athena/config/update/sys_rvd.ws.pmax - arp, netstat copied local
			version and rc.conf symlinks copied as well.
	compatability for old locations of rc.net,attach.conf, and version
	    config/files/Ultrix/Ultrix4.2/Imakefile
	    config/files/Ultrix/Ultrix4.2/attach.conf.compat
        config/files/Ultrix/Ultrix4.2/Imakefile: compatibility link for 
		/usr/athena/lib/libX.a and /usr/lib/libX.a added.

An updated copy of the release notes can be found in
/mit/info/Release.dir/Release73.system.{tex,dvi,PS}

If you have encounter any problems with the release, send a bug report
to <testers@MIT.EDU>.

Enjoy!


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