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Date: Fri, 19 Sep 1997 13:20:47 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tom <tom@uniserve.com>
To: Studded <Studded@dal.net>
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Subject: Re: >8 char usernames going into 2.2.5?
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On Fri, 19 Sep 1997, Studded wrote:

> 	I remember a discussion a while back that the changes to allow
> user names of greater than 8 characters that are presently working in
> current would be back-ported to 2.2.x RSN.  I'm wondering if this
> change will be made in time for the 2.2.5 release.  

  Better than that, I've been hand patching 2.2-stable for some time now
to support longer usernames

> Curious,
> 
> Doug (who would really like to see this done :)

  So would I.

> Do thou amend thy face,
> 	and I'll amend my life.
> -Shakespeare, "Henry V"
> 
> 

Tom