From:	"A. Sinan Unur" <asu1 AT c-o-r-n-e-l-l DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: getenv problem
Date:	22 Dec 2002 12:37:41 GMT
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Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il> wrote in
news:Pine DOT SUN DOT 3 DOT 91 DOT 1021222074209 DOT 28392A-100000 AT is: 

> On 22 Dec 2002, A. Sinan Unur wrote:
> 
>> i am inclined to think of this as a bug in windows because other
>> system environment variables overridden by user variables seem to
>> come through OK.
> 
> I think it's a kind of (mis-)feature: The NT family of Windows
> replaces some of the environment variables that are deemed
> ``inappropriate'' for DOS programs.  For example, "Path" is replaced
> with "PATH", etc. 

yes, but the value is preserved.

anyway, i'll file this under "oddities to keep in mind". thanks for all
the replies. 

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