Date:	Sun, 22 Dec 2002 07:43:45 +0200 (IST)
From:	Eli Zaretskii <eliz AT is DOT elta DOT co DOT il>
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Subject:	Re: getenv problem
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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.

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