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Date: Sun, 23 Jul 2000 19:25:33 +0100
From: Richard Dawe <rich AT phekda DOT freeserve DOT co DOT uk>
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To: Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject: Re: Odp: User login name ?
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Hello.

Eli Zaretskii wrote:
> 
> On Sat, 22 Jul 2000, Richard Dawe wrote:
> 
> > It will work under Windows 2000 too. Here's a list of environment
> > variables that were set on a Win2k Advanced Server box:
> 
> Did you print this list from a DJGPP program, or from the NT shell?

I printed the list out from the Win2k's command prompt, using the 'set'
command. I just tested under bash running under Windows NT 4 and $USERNAME
was set appropriately. 

> While the transformations I know about involve letter-case only, and so
> should not affect USERNAME, it's always a possibility that W2k
> introduces yet another surprise ;-)

Clearly I need to retest under bash running on Win2k, but I don't have
DJGPP on the machine I used at work. I suspect it works the same way.

Thanks for pointing out these gotchas. Bye,

-- 
Richard Dawe
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