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11/02/2026:

15:00 Ticket #157 (Specify a config deck with a model 6601 console attached to a non-IMU ...) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1082.
14:59 Ticket #156 (Multics should fail to boot if 6601 console is not connected to IMU) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1082.
14:59 Ticket #249 (Random "Unexpected IOM status" messages in ci-kit "psl -syserr") closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1081
14:58 Ticket #88 (Document FIRST_TTY_BUF_PAGEX, dn355 DCWs, and IO page tables) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1080.
14:57 Ticket #26 (Update clok card to support contemporary time zones) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1079.
07:54 Ticket #433 (System Hangs from Embedding a Space in Title during New Project Creation) created by anonymous
When creating a new project (at the console), at the Title: prompt, …

10/29/2026:

17:55 Ticket #362 (Y2K problem in gtss "status") updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Version changed
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10202.pdf

10/28/2026:

16:40 Ticket #432 (GTSS won't start if video system is enabled) created by Eric Swenson
You get the error: […] This is because gtss attempts to set the …
11:14 Ticket #424 (cv_ptr_$terminate can cause termination of segment being initiated by segno) updated by Gary Dixon
MCR10162v corrects this unexpected side effect.
08:19 Ticket #362 (Y2K problem in gtss "status") updated by Eric Swenson
I've fixed this issue locally by regenerating the source for the …

10/27/2026:

19:02 Ticket #392 (compare_entry_names tool has several problems.) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: ​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10164.pdf …
15:44 Ticket #431 (The list_imft_requests command displays garbage if no default ...) updated by Eric Swenson
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10200.pdf
15:14 Ticket #431 (The list_imft_requests command displays garbage if no default ...) created by Eric Swenson
If you invoke the "lir" command with no parameters, you'll get output …
14:15 Ticket #422 (ftp_dialup_ logs garbage for logout type upon ftp hangup) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1069.

10/26/2026:

15:53 Ticket #430 (Update tcp send_packet_max to 1480 from 1000) created by Eric Swenson
The current value is 1000, which was good for the arpanet 1822 …
15:14 Ticket #429 (set tcp offered window max to 16000) created by Eric Swenson
Default is currently 5000. This gives us a rate of about 17KB/s (on …

10/25/2026:

15:41 Ticket #129 (Add binary table to >doc>info>ascii_table.gi.info) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1074.
12:58 Ticket #136 (Error when exiting FAST subsystem) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1073.

10/24/2026:

22:13 Ticket #421 (>doc>privileged should be included in default "info" search paths.) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1071.
20:08 Ticket #69 (Invoking trace_stack in admin mode crashes Multics) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1072.
12:36 Ticket #425 (mlsys_transmit_.pl1 doesn't return an error code when it doesn't know ...) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1070.
12:35 Ticket #425 (mlsys_transmit_.pl1 doesn't return an error code when it doesn't know ...) updated by Eric Swenson
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10196.pdf
10:43 Ticket #428 (tape_archive's reconstruct operation can build an incorrect table and ...) updated by Eric Swenson
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10197.pdf
10:32 Ticket #428 (tape_archive's reconstruct operation can build an incorrect table and ...) created by Eric Swenson
The reconstruct operation of tape archive rebuilds an online table …

10/22/2026:

18:35 Ticket #427 (An IMFT input driver attached to a network connection stops and needs ...) updated by Eric Swenson
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10197.pdf
18:19 Ticket #427 (An IMFT input driver attached to a network connection stops and needs ...) created by Eric Swenson
An IMFT input driver attached to a network connection (imft tcp io , …

10/14/2026:

10:02 Ticket #423 (>ldd>include>host_table_dcls.incl.pl1 contains incorrect entry ...) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: ​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10180.pdf …

10/13/2026:

15:51 Ticket #426 (PL/I I/O describes but does not implement the column(e) option) created by Gary Dixon
AM83 Multics PL/I Reference Manual, pg 14-40 describes a control …
13:02 Ticket #166 (Scrub remaining BOS reference from Multics) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Version, Status changed
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10195.pdf
12:58 Ticket #425 (mlsys_transmit_.pl1 doesn't return an error code when it doesn't know ...) created by Jim Lippard
When mlsys_transmit_.pl1, line 3088, dealing with network mail, hits a …
12:48 Ticket #157 (Specify a config deck with a model 6601 console attached to a non-IMU ...) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Version, Status changed
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10194.pdf
12:47 Ticket #156 (Multics should fail to boot if 6601 console is not connected to IMU) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Status changed
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10194.pdf
12:41 Ticket #152 (Scavenger not deleting orphan entries.) updated by Eric Swenson
== What the scavenger does scavenge_vol.info says the scavenger …
12:38 Ticket #137 (Deprecated code scheduled for removal) updated by Eric Swenson
Status: the declaration is still in use, so it can't simply be …
12:37 Ticket #131 (read_mail (rdm) enhancement for brief header display mode) updated by Eric Swenson
== What exists - read_mail -brief_header (-bfhe) makes brief …
12:32 Ticket #129 (Add binary table to >doc>info>ascii_table.gi.info) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone changed
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10193.pdf
12:22 Ticket #121 (Newly created root disks need salvaging.) updated by Eric Swenson
Recommendation: fix the release-build procedure, not Multics code. …
11:24 Ticket #107 (AG93-05A documentation inaccuracies/omissions) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone changed
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10192.pdf
11:11 Ticket #104 (The behavior of the backup_dump does not match documentation w.r.t. ...) updated by Eric Swenson
This needs a decision before any further progress. Should we change …
11:08 Ticket #101 (When reloading a volume with the same name as a mounted volume ...) updated by Eric Swenson
Two of the three messages are accurate but badly worded; the third …
11:02 Ticket #88 (Document FIRST_TTY_BUF_PAGEX, dn355 DCWs, and IO page tables) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Status changed
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10191.pdf
10:42 Ticket #80 (ALM crashes on syntax error) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone changed
10:42 Ticket #80 (ALM crashes on syntax error) updated by Eric Swenson
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10190.pdf
10:21 Ticket #75 ('lst' loops endlessly when encountering broken archive segment) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Status changed
10:20 Ticket #75 ('lst' loops endlessly when encountering broken archive segment) updated by Eric Swenson
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10189.pdf
09:20 Ticket #35 (Finish support for passwords up to 32 characters in length) updated by Eric Swenson
What exists already (from the 1984 PNT version 2 work) - The PNT …

10/11/2026:

11:08 Ticket #26 (Update clok card to support contemporary time zones) updated by Eric Swenson
10:57 Ticket #11 (ISOLTS misses test opportunity) updated by Eric Swenson
The proposed check can't work as described, and the proposed zeroing …
10:54 Ticket #8 (ISOLTS executes pas2 test harness incorrectly.) updated by Eric Swenson
This is almost certainly an emulator (dps8m) issue, not Multics. Needs …

10/10/2026:

22:03 Ticket #243 (Dates with 2-digit year values after 2029 are assumed to be in the ...) updated by Gary Dixon
Summary changed
21:40 Ticket #226 (reload_system_release of 12.7LDD_STANDARD produces an error file) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone changed
21:39 Ticket #243 (Dates with 2-digit year values after 2029 are assumed to be in the ...) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone changed
21:39 Ticket #249 (Random "Unexpected IOM status" messages in ci-kit "psl -syserr") updated by Eric Swenson
Status, Description, Milestone, Version changed
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10186.pdf
21:39 Ticket #358 (initiate command fails to handle allocation error from hcs_$status_) updated by Eric Swenson
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10187.pdf
21:38 Ticket #358 (initiate command fails to handle allocation error from hcs_$status_) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Status changed
21:38 Ticket #26 (Update clok card to support contemporary time zones) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Version, Status changed
21:38 Ticket #26 (Update clok card to support contemporary time zones) updated by Eric Swenson
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10188.pdf
14:20 Ticket #424 (cv_ptr_$terminate can cause termination of segment being initiated by segno) updated by Gary Dixon
Status, Owner changed
14:19 Ticket #424 (cv_ptr_$terminate can cause termination of segment being initiated by segno) created by Gary Dixon
If a program like area_status is invoked to display status information …
12:51 Ticket #243 (Dates with 2-digit year values after 2029 are assumed to be in the ...) updated by Eric Swenson
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10185.pdf
12:34 Ticket #136 (Error when exiting FAST subsystem) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Status changed
12:34 Ticket #136 (Error when exiting FAST subsystem) updated by Eric Swenson
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10184.pdf
12:17 Ticket #226 (reload_system_release of 12.7LDD_STANDARD produces an error file) updated by Eric Swenson
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10183.pdf
09:18 Ticket #69 (Invoking trace_stack in admin mode crashes Multics) updated by Eric Swenson
Milestone, Component changed
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10182.pdf
08:23 Ticket #421 (>doc>privileged should be included in default "info" search paths.) updated by Eric Swenson
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10181.pdf

10/09/2026:

09:47 Ticket #423 (>ldd>include>host_table_dcls.incl.pl1 contains incorrect entry ...) updated by Jim Lippard
Description changed
09:24 Ticket #423 (>ldd>include>host_table_dcls.incl.pl1 contains incorrect entry ...) created by Jim Lippard
The include file >ldd>include>host_table_dcls.incl.pl1 declares five …

10/08/2026:

09:20 Ticket #422 (ftp_dialup_ logs garbage for logout type upon ftp hangup) updated by Eric Swenson
​https://s3.amazonaws.com/eswenson-multics/public/mcrs/MCR10179.pdf
09:09 Ticket #422 (ftp_dialup_ logs garbage for logout type upon ftp hangup) created by Eric Swenson
When an FTP user hangs up, ftp_dialup_ receives a hangup event …
08:07 Ticket #410 (bugs in message_facility_) closed by Eric Swenson
fixed: Fixed with MR12.9-1058.

10/03/2026:

17:54 Ticket #421 (>doc>privileged should be included in default "info" search paths.) updated by Gary Dixon
Description changed
The consensus on functioning and support of the network library having …
14:23 Ticket #421 (>doc>privileged should be included in default "info" search paths.) created by Gary Dixon
Because the default linker search paths include a broad set of Multics …
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