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    Problem Report Number 0781
    Submitter's Classification Test Suite problem
    State Resolved
    Resolution Test Suite Deficiency (TSD)
    Problem Resolution ID TSD.X.0296
    Raised 1970-01-01 08:00
    Updated 2003-03-13 08:00
    Published 1998-06-08 08:00
    Product Standard Commands and Utilities V2 (UNIX 95)
    Certification Program The Open Brand certification program
    Test Suite VSC version 4.1.6
    Test Identification POSIX.cmd/mailx 335
    Problem Summary TSD4C.00215 This test may fail on implementations that test an existing mailbox to be sure it is not corrupted before appending new mail to it.
    Problem Text
    This test case tests that the mailx 'save' command appends to
    an existing file. However, it implements this by first creating
    a file with the string "abcdefghijkl" in it-- our mailx does not
    see this as a valid mailbox and will not append to it. The
    specification page for mailx on page 473 supports our behavior,
    since it specifies the following behavior for 'save' :

    "Save the specified messages in the file named by pathname file,
    or the mbox if the file argument is omitted."

    We argue that since mbox is the default, 'save' was meant to
    save a message into a mailbox, and not just into a file-- meaning
    it must be saved in the format of a mailbox.

    We further point to the following in the Output Files section on page
    462. This says "Various mailx commands and command escapes can create
    or add to files, including mbox, dead-letter file and secondary
    mailboxes. When mailx is used as described in this document, these
    files will be text files, formatted as follows:.....". The issue it
    seems is the test is trying to append to a file not in this format.
    This looks to be waiverable given what is quoted above as our
    implementation enforces the "formatted as follows" which the file
    with the string "abcdefghijkl" does not meet.
    Test Output
    Assertion #335 (C): Appending of files with save <msg> <fil
    <LC> e> command
    First 10 lines of diff of "/home/vsc/VSC4.1.6/tet_tmp_dir/
    <LC> 2739a/mailx/d.mailx/DATA/335.1.dir/folder/mailx_out
    <LC> _1" and "mailx_exp_1":
    1a2,55
    > From vsc Wed Oct 8 17:13:34 1997
    > Return-Path: vsc
    > Received: (from vsc@localhost) by stdpro.london.sco.COM
    <LC> (8.8.5/SCO5) id RAA01066 for vsc; Wed, 8 Oct 1997 1
    <LC> 7:13:34 GMT
    > Message-Id: <199710081713.RAA01066@stdpro.london.sco.COM
    <LC> >
    > From: vsc@stdpro.london.sco.COM
    > To: vsc
    > Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 18:13 BST
    > Subject: VSC_TEST_MESSAGE_2 string
    > Status: O
    > X-Status:
    > X-SCO-PAD: XXXXX
    > X-SCO-UID: 1
    > Content-Length: 417
    >
    > THIS IS IN MESSAGE 2
    > This is the second test message.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > From vsc Wed Oct 8 17:13:39 1997
    > Return-Path: vsc
    > Received: (from vsc@localhost) by stdpro.london.sco.COM
    <LC> (8.8.5/SCO5) id RAA01072 for vsc; Wed, 8 Oct 1997 1
    <LC> 7:13:39 GMT
    > Message-Id: <199710081713.RAA01072@stdpro.london.sco.COM
    <LC> >
    > From: vsc@stdpro.london.sco.COM
    > To: vsc
    > Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 18:13 BST
    > Subject: VSC_TEST_MESSAGE_3
    > Status: O
    > X-Status:
    > X-SCO-PAD: XXXXX
    > X-SCO-UID: 1
    > Content-Length: 417
    >
    > THIS IS IN MESSAGE 3
    > This is the second test message.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    Command failed: 'jrnl_file_diff /home/vsc/VSC4.1.6/tet_tmp
    <LC> _dir/2739a/mailx/d.mailx/DATA/335.1.dir/folder/mail
    <LC> x_out_1 mailx_exp_1'
    First 10 lines of diff of "mailx_out_2" and "mailx_exp_1":
    1a2,55
    > From vsc Wed Oct 8 17:13:34 1997
    > Return-Path: vsc
    > Received: (from vsc@localhost) by stdpro.london.sco.COM
    <LC> (8.8.5/SCO5) id RAA01066 for vsc; Wed, 8 Oct 1997 1
    <LC> 7:13:34 GMT
    > Message-Id: <199710081713.RAA01066@stdpro.london.sco.COM
    <LC> >
    > From: vsc@stdpro.london.sco.COM
    > To: vsc
    > Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 18:13 BST
    > Subject: VSC_TEST_MESSAGE_2 string
    > Status: O
    > X-Status:
    > X-SCO-PAD: XXXXX
    > X-SCO-UID: 1
    > Content-Length: 417
    >
    > THIS IS IN MESSAGE 2
    > This is the second test message.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > From vsc Wed Oct 8 17:13:39 1997
    > Return-Path: vsc
    > Received: (from vsc@localhost) by stdpro.london.sco.COM
    <LC> (8.8.5/SCO5) id RAA01072 for vsc; Wed, 8 Oct 1997
    <LC> 17:13:39 GMT
    > Message-Id: <199710081713.RAA01072@stdpro.london.sco.CO
    <LC> M>
    > From: vsc@stdpro.london.sco.COM
    > To: vsc
    > Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 18:13 BST
    > Subject: VSC_TEST_MESSAGE_3
    > Status: O
    > X-Status:
    > X-SCO-PAD: XXXXX
    > X-SCO-UID: 1
    > Content-Length: 417
    >
    > THIS IS IN MESSAGE 3
    > This is the second test message.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    Command failed: 'jrnl_file_diff mailx_out_2 mailx_exp_1'
    First 10 lines of diff of "+mailx_out_3" and "mailx_exp_1
    <LC> ":
    1a2,55
    > From vsc Wed Oct 8 17:13:34 1997
    > Return-Path: vsc
    > Received: (from vsc@localhost) by stdpro.london.sco.COM
    <LC> (8.8.5/SCO5) id RAA01066 for vsc; Wed, 8 Oct 1997
    <LC> 17:13:34 GMT
    > Message-Id: <199710081713.RAA01066@stdpro.london.sco.CO
    <LC> M>
    > From: vsc@stdpro.london.sco.COM
    > To: vsc
    > Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 18:13 BST
    > Subject: VSC_TEST_MESSAGE_2 string
    > Status: O
    > X-Status:
    > X-SCO-PAD: XXXXX
    > X-SCO-UID: 1
    > Content-Length: 417
    >
    > THIS IS IN MESSAGE 2
    > This is the second test message.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > From vsc Wed Oct 8 17:13:39 1997
    > Return-Path: vsc
    > Received: (from vsc@localhost) by stdpro.london.sco.COM
    <LC> (8.8.5/SCO5) id RAA01072 for vsc; Wed, 8 Oct 1997
    <LC> 17:13:39 GMT
    > Message-Id: <199710081713.RAA01072@stdpro.london.sco.CO
    <LC> M>
    > From: vsc@stdpro.london.sco.COM
    > To: vsc
    > Date: Wed, 8 Oct 1997 18:13 BST
    > Subject: VSC_TEST_MESSAGE_3
    > Status: O
    > X-Status:
    > X-SCO-PAD: XXXXX
    > X-SCO-UID: 1
    > Content-Length: 417
    >
    > THIS IS IN MESSAGE 3
    > This is the second test message.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    > It will have more than 10 lines.
    Command failed: 'jrnl_file_diff '+mailx_out_3' mailx_exp_
    <LC> 1'

    Review Information

    Review Type TSMA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Recommendation No Resolution Given
    Review Response
    We agree this is a test suite deficiency in the test
    suite version(s) listed.

    Review Type SA Review
    Start Date null
    Completed null
    Status Complete
    Review Resolution Test Suite Deficiency (TSD)
    Review Conclusion
    This is an agreed Test Suite Deficiency.

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