[Info-vax] Possible bug in OpenVMS 8.3

[David J Dachtera]

Michael Moroney wrote:
> 
> John Santos <john at egh.com> writes:
> 
> >The correct solution depends on whether VMS usernames are case-blind
> >or case-preserving (if those are the correct terms.)  By case-blind,
> >I mean VMS doesn't care what case you use to specify a username, it
> >always works.
> 
> There are provisions for case-sensitive usernames, esp. for use with
> alternate (other than SYSUAF) authorization methods.  One noticeable
> change was what happened at the Username: prompt, starting at somewhere
> around V7.0 a username entered in lowercase wasn't echoed in uppercase,
> but as it was entered.  (this bugged me a little for a while)

That didn't bother me as much as the system making certain brash
assumptions about the terminal (lacking a SET TERM/INQ) if the username
was entered in upper case.

D.J.D.