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7.2K is now released

daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Sun Dec 16 19:31:58 1990

Date: Sun, 16 Dec 90 19:28:50 -0500
To: testers@MIT.EDU
From: Richard Basch <probe@MIT.EDU>


Release	Features
-------	--------
7.2A	Initial 7.2 release

7.2B	o A different set of dotfiles are now used for temporary login sessions
	o The resource file for xzwrite is now installed
	o Various other bugs in the following various programs have been fixed:
		xlogin,dm,cleanup,console,reactivate,mkserv,update

7.2C	o end_session has been re-installed
	o The resources for xzwrite no longer refer to /usr/sipb, and
	  the bitmap file for the program is now installed.
	o /dev/MAKEDEV now supports color VAXstations
	o Various other bugs in the following various programs have been fixed:
		xzwrite,xlogin,dm,cleanup,session_gate,update
	o The apropos information in the following manual pages has been fixed:
		attach(1), detach(1), nfsid(1)
	o mkserv(8) now documents how a workstation-owner may more finely
	  customize his workstation
	o session_gate(1) now documents the -logout option

7.2D	o The apropos information in the following manual pages has been fixed:
		console(8)
	o The crontab file for the DECstations has been fixed
	o popd-knet now also logs the originating host of old POP requests
	o cut&paste support has been added to console
	o Various other bugs in the following various programs have been fixed:
		galatead,xlogin,update,spinup(8),spindown(8)

7.2E	o Various other bugs in the following various programs have been fixed:
		xlogin,console,csh,update

7.2F	o The default mwm resources now do not decorate dash (logout button)
	o xlogout now calls dash -l, with a warning about it being obsolete
	o the logout alias is now compatible with old-style xsession files
	o console now supports being started in iconic mode
	o dash fixes
	  - Ensures the "Do you really want to logout?" window is mapped/raised
	  - Warps the mouse to the "Do you really want to logout?" window
	  - Ability to lower the menu bar
	o Various other bugs in the following various programs have been fixed:
		console,update,mkserv,mkserv(8)

7.2G	o named has been fixed to avoid the occassional Hesiod failures
	o console has been fixed to avoid the spin-dry loop
	o mwm now invokes commands under /bin/sh instead of /bin/csh (bug fix)
	o added an XIO error handler to dash

	o dash: fixed XIOErrorHandler routine
	o rkinit(1): typographical error corrected
	o session_gate: pid filename generator was fixed

7.2H	o Kernel
		Fixed a bug that allowed for the AFS cache to overflow
		Fixed a typographical error in the NFS code
	o /etc/rc, /etc/rc.conf
		Added Kerberos server support
		Fixed galatead startup
		Cleanup sendmail cruft upon reboot
		Merged more of RT/VAX version of /etc/rc into PMAX version
	o mkserv
		Improved cleanup for removal of services
		Removed bug that allowed .rconf.local for privatization
		Additional prompting allowing for more configurations
	o XDM
		Changed menu item from "Ombudsman" to "Ombudsperson" (AHAT)
		Fixed wtmp editing that caused problems with accounting

7.2J	(this version was a quick 5-minute accident due to problems occurring
	with the testers.athena.mit.edu cell)

7.2K	o /etc/rc, mkserv: fixed Kerberos server startup
	o XtMalloc(3): re-installed on VAX
	o /usr/athena/lib/init/xsession: allows WINDOW_MANAGER to be multi-word
	o Reverted the Zephyr Hostmanager timeout back to 30 secs (was 10)

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