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09/15/2026:

17:41 Ticket #407 (pmisc accounts administrator command (or misc$print_misc) gets ...) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1051.
11:28 Ticket #347 (instr_speed does not work if the system is much slower than expected.) updated by Eric Swenson
Fixed with MR12.9-1007.
11:27 Ticket #344 (Heavily loaded host systems may crash Multics with a PRDS stack overflow.) updated by Eric Swenson
Fixed with MR12.9-1006.
11:19 Ticket #310 (History Comments for ar97.errata.info have incorrect reference to MCR) updated by Eric Swenson
Fixed in MR12.8-1048.
11:16 Ticket #228 (Multics may crash due to Overflow Fault in scheduler (pxss.alm)) updated by Eric Swenson
Fixed with MR12.9-1012.
11:10 Ticket #321 (accounts_overseer_.pl1 (for SA1) should have a larger command buffer ...) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed in MR12.9-1050.
10:53 Ticket #408 (Fix set_acl.info to properly display help -brief information.) updated by Eric Swenson
Fixed in MR12.9-1049
10:52 Ticket #408 (Fix set_acl.info to properly display help -brief information.) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10124.pdf
10:51 Ticket #80 (ALM crashes on syntax error) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone changed
10:51 Ticket #107 (AG93-05A documentation inaccuracies/omissions) updated by Eric Swenson
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10:51 Ticket #129 (Add binary table to >doc>info>ascii_table.gi.info) updated by Eric Swenson
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10:51 Ticket #265 (cref_analyze_ gives superfluous errors for non-object segments) updated by Eric Swenson
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10:50 Ticket #272 (Crank runs give warnings about missing PDTs) updated by Eric Swenson
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10:50 Ticket #286 (mbuild should detect when segments in install directory match ...) updated by Eric Swenson
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10:49 Ticket #314 (Some command_processor_ pipes don't work in subsystem request lines. ...) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone changed
10:47 Ticket #360 (ring0_get_ declares Multics status code parameter incorrectly) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10167.pdf
10:44 Ticket #397 (Need a tool to display IPC Event Channels) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10167.pdf
10:44 Ticket #398 (Install new token command/active function) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10167.pdf
10:44 Ticket #399 (analyze_multics (azm) display request should accept -in control arg) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10167.pdf
10:43 Ticket #403 (Add ipc_$read_ev_chn to pl1.dcl) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10167.pdf
10:43 Ticket #406 (Make fast event-wait channels easier to poll) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10167.pdf
10:42 Ticket #408 (Fix set_acl.info to properly display help -brief information.) closed by Gary Dixon
fixed
10:42 Ticket #408 (Fix set_acl.info to properly display help -brief information.) updated by Gary Dixon
Status, Owner changed
10:41 Ticket #408 (Fix set_acl.info to properly display help -brief information.) reopened by Gary Dixon
10:40 Ticket #408 (Fix set_acl.info to properly display help -brief information.) closed by Gary Dixon
fixed: MCR10124t corrects this problem.
10:39 Ticket #408 (Fix set_acl.info to properly display help -brief information.) created by Gary Dixon
When displayed via help set_acl -brief, the information includes some …

09/10/2026:

17:14 Ticket #139 (Setup GCOS SysDaemon) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10175.pdf
14:42 Ticket #138 (Padding amount incorrect in mcs_echo_neg.incl.pl1) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10174.pdf

09/07/2026:

18:21 Ticket #407 (pmisc accounts administrator command (or misc$print_misc) gets ...) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10173.pdf
18:06 Ticket #407 (pmisc accounts administrator command (or misc$print_misc) gets ...) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Status changed
17:43 Ticket #382 (Info seg privileged/hpset_ring_brackets.info has typo) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed in MR12.9-1048.
17:39 Ticket #382 (Info seg privileged/hpset_ring_brackets.info has typo) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10124.pdf
17:25 Ticket #362 (Y2K problem in gtss "status") updated by Eric Swenson
It appears this message comes from GCOS code, for which we have no source.
17:13 Ticket #359 (Missing pseudo-op in AG92 ALM) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10124.pdf
16:52 Ticket #348 (Simulator startup script enhancements) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed
16:51 Ticket #342 (Enable HFP (hex floating point) in next Multics release QuickStart ...) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed
16:49 Ticket #331 (Possible mistakes in the System Installation Bulletin) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed
13:15 Ticket #321 (accounts_overseer_.pl1 (for SA1) should have a larger command buffer ...) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10172.pdf
12:46 Ticket #407 (pmisc accounts administrator command (or misc$print_misc) gets ...) created by Eric Swenson
If you invoke misc$print_misc and answer "all" to both the project and …
11:48 Ticket #405 (Update >t>crossref.ec to include new >ldd>net library) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10170.pdf
08:48 Ticket #320 (Cold-booted config deck should include a definition for all CPUs) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Updated dps8m-Multics repo: commit …
08:22 Ticket #312 (Clarify that -dupt is an argument to eor, not ear + clarification that ...) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed
08:21 Ticket #312 (Clarify that -dupt is an argument to eor, not ear + clarification that ...) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10124.pdf

09/06/2026:

21:59 Ticket #308 ("help ls" hangs mid output) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: This was fixed at some point by some MCR that Gary authored. Not sure …
21:52 Ticket #212 (>ldd>xref>total.crossref contains program names including bogus ...) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1035.
21:51 Ticket #212 (>ldd>xref>total.crossref contains program names including bogus ...) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10161.pdf
21:46 Ticket #138 (Padding amount incorrect in mcs_echo_neg.incl.pl1) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Version, Status changed
21:28 Ticket #133 (Unitialized variable "TINY" in gdemos>globe.pl1) closed by Eric Swenson
invalid: Marking ticket as resolved (invalid). The globe.pl1 in …
08:44 Ticket #133 (Unitialized variable "TINY" in gdemos>globe.pl1) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Version, Status changed
08:43 Ticket #139 (Setup GCOS SysDaemon) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Version, Status changed
08:39 Ticket #286 (mbuild should detect when segments in install directory match ...) updated by Eric Swenson
Owner changed
08:38 Ticket #292 (Add support to help and help_ to use -referencing_dir to locate info ...) updated by Eric Swenson
Owner changed
08:37 Ticket #308 ("help ls" hangs mid output) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Status changed
08:36 Ticket #312 (Clarify that -dupt is an argument to eor, not ear + clarification that ...) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Version, Status changed
08:35 Ticket #321 (accounts_overseer_.pl1 (for SA1) should have a larger command buffer ...) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Version, Status changed
08:25 Ticket #359 (Missing pseudo-op in AG92 ALM) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Version, Status changed
08:23 Ticket #382 (Info seg privileged/hpset_ring_brackets.info has typo) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Status changed
08:21 Ticket #387 (finger program should allow specification of network) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed in NET49.

09/05/2026:

18:14 Ticket #346 (Several ipc_ entry points are not documented) closed by Gary Dixon
fixed
17:44 Ticket #332 ((add_)search_rules not properly working) closed by Eric Swenson
invalid: The issue is the order of the search paths. Do a “psp linker” and you …
17:43 Ticket #346 (Several ipc_ entry points are not documented) updated by Gary Dixon
Milestone, Status, Owner changed
MCR10124 covered a correction of this problem in a change installed on …
17:38 Ticket #368 (tty_write_ outputs erroneous spacing.) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Version changed

09/03/2026:

14:48 Ticket #368 (tty_write_ outputs erroneous spacing.) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10171.pdf
13:29 Ticket #368 (tty_write_ outputs erroneous spacing.) updated by Eric Swenson
Status changed
Tested out a fix, and now get: […] The fix is to declare actcol …

09/01/2026:

13:10 Ticket #406 (Make fast event-wait channels easier to poll) updated by Gary Dixon
Summary changed
12:58 Ticket #360 (ring0_get_ declares Multics status code parameter incorrectly) updated by Gary Dixon
Status, Owner changed
08:59 Ticket #406 (Make fast event-wait channels easier to poll) updated by Gary Dixon
Description changed
08:58 Ticket #406 (Make fast event-wait channels easier to poll) updated by Gary Dixon
Description changed
08:24 Ticket #406 (Make fast event-wait channels easier to poll) updated by Gary Dixon
Description changed
08:23 Ticket #406 (Make fast event-wait channels easier to poll) updated by Gary Dixon
MCR10167 will implement this accepted enhancement.
08:23 Ticket #406 (Make fast event-wait channels easier to poll) updated by Gary Dixon
Status, Owner changed
08:22 Ticket #406 (Make fast event-wait channels easier to poll) created by Gary Dixon
The Inter-Process Communication (IPC) facility provides 4 types of …

08/31/2026:

12:54 Ticket #360 (ring0_get_ declares Multics status code parameter incorrectly) updated by Gary Dixon
Milestone, Version changed
MCR10167 will repair this problem in ring0_get_.pl1 declaration of …
10:41 Ticket #353 (ssu_$add_request_table fails to store table position for testing in ...) closed by Gary Dixon
fixed
10:40 Ticket #353 (ssu_$add_request_table fails to store table position for testing in ...) updated by Gary Dixon
This defect was corrected by MCR10152b in ssu_request_mgr_.pl1.
09:42 Ticket #397 (Need a tool to display IPC Event Channels) updated by Gary Dixon
Milestone changed
09:41 Ticket #398 (Install new token command/active function) updated by Gary Dixon
Milestone changed
09:40 Ticket #399 (analyze_multics (azm) display request should accept -in control arg) updated by Gary Dixon
Milestone changed
09:34 Ticket #405 (Update >t>crossref.ec to include new >ldd>net library) updated by Eric Swenson
Status changed
09:34 Ticket #405 (Update >t>crossref.ec to include new >ldd>net library) created by Eric Swenson
The crossref exec_com generates cross references of the Multics …
09:11 Ticket #401 (mlsys_parse_text_ uses an old convention for handling 2-digit years) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1043.
09:11 Ticket #402 (Remove dependency on nit_data_) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1044
09:10 Ticket #404 (Remove dependency on obsolete nit_data_ data segment) closed by Eric Swenson
duplicate: Duplicate of 402.
09:10 Ticket #404 (Remove dependency on obsolete nit_data_ data segment) reopened by Eric Swenson
09:09 Ticket #404 (Remove dependency on obsolete nit_data_ data segment) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1044.
09:08 Ticket #404 (Remove dependency on obsolete nit_data_ data segment) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10169.pdf
09:07 Ticket #404 (Remove dependency on obsolete nit_data_ data segment) created by Eric Swenson
The standard Mutlics mail system (>sss>bound_mail_system_) has a …

08/30/2026:

19:42 Ticket #403 (Add ipc_$read_ev_chn to pl1.dcl) updated by Gary Dixon
MCR10167 will include this change.
19:42 Ticket #399 (analyze_multics (azm) display request should accept -in control arg) updated by Gary Dixon
MCR10167 will include this change.
19:40 Ticket #398 (Install new token command/active function) updated by Gary Dixon
MCR10167 will include this change.
19:39 Ticket #397 (Need a tool to display IPC Event Channels) updated by Gary Dixon
MCR10167 will include this change.
19:38 Ticket #403 (Add ipc_$read_ev_chn to pl1.dcl) updated by Gary Dixon
Status, Owner changed
19:37 Ticket #397 (Need a tool to display IPC Event Channels) updated by Gary Dixon
Status changed
19:37 Ticket #398 (Install new token command/active function) updated by Gary Dixon
Status changed
19:35 Ticket #399 (analyze_multics (azm) display request should accept -in control arg) updated by Gary Dixon
Status, Owner changed
19:35 Ticket #398 (Install new token command/active function) updated by Gary Dixon
Status, Owner changed
19:34 Ticket #397 (Need a tool to display IPC Event Channels) updated by Gary Dixon
Status, Owner changed
18:43 Ticket #403 (Add ipc_$read_ev_chn to pl1.dcl) created by Gary Dixon
All of the external entry points of ipc_ are included in pl1.dcl …
12:45 Ticket #400 (mail_format_ explicitly chooses 2-digit years when formatting network mail) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: MR12.9-1043
12:43 Ticket #324 (mdc_set_$mdir_quota doesn't handle reducing quota correctly) closed by Eric Swenson
worksforme
12:32 Ticket #316 (mbuild doesn't know how to build .compdv segments) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10142.pdf
12:31 Ticket #317 (mbuild support for .pascal .lap .compdv .xdw and other file suffixes) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10142.pdf
12:31 Ticket #328 (mbuild should support changes to Include segments in a better fashion) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10142.pdf

08/28/2026:

13:18 Ticket #329 (Expand mbuild internal help documentation) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: ​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10142.pdf
13:16 Ticket #330 (mbuild help request should support internal mbuild info residing in ...) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10142.pdf
13:00 Ticket #396 (Answering service doesn't properly prefix some messages during FTP login) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10166.pdf
12:43 Ticket #343 (Fixed point overflow by as_who$long with absurd maxusers) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: MR12.9-1029
12:42 Ticket #385 (Update mlsys_mailer_data.include include segment for Mutlics ...) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10160.pdf
12:40 Ticket #386 (cref is no longer working properly) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: MR12.9-1035
12:39 Ticket #386 (cref is no longer working properly) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10161.pdf
12:36 Ticket #394 (print_fortune_cookie (pfc) should get installed in >aml) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed
12:34 Ticket #402 (Remove dependency on nit_data_) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10169.pdf
12:34 Ticket #402 (Remove dependency on nit_data_) created by Eric Swenson
The mail system has a check to determine whether the Inter-System …

08/25/2026:

13:51 Ticket #396 (Answering service doesn't properly prefix some messages during FTP login) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1042.
13:51 Ticket #395 (Initializer route, reroute, and deroute commands limit message ...) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1041.

08/23/2026:

05:06 Ticket #398 (Install new token command/active function) updated by Gary Dixon
Description changed

08/19/2026:

17:46 Ticket #400 (mail_format_ explicitly chooses 2-digit years when formatting network mail) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10168.pdf
17:46 Ticket #401 (mlsys_parse_text_ uses an old convention for handling 2-digit years) updated by Eric Swenson
https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10168.pdf
17:26 Ticket #401 (mlsys_parse_text_ uses an old convention for handling 2-digit years) created by Eric Swenson
mlsys_parse_text_, when parsing the email envelopes (headers), uses an …
17:23 Ticket #400 (mail_format_ explicitly chooses 2-digit years when formatting network mail) created by Eric Swenson
The subroutine mail_format_ has special case code for formatting dates …
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