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new= fmt= nl='
'
get() {
	attr=$1; shift
	eval echo -n '"$*: [$'$attr'] "'; read val
	[ -n "$val" ] && new=$new$nl$attr=$val
}
ask() {
	echo -n "$*? [yes] "; read yesno
	case $yesno in [^yY]*) return 1;; esac
}
pid='no default'
get pid "Enter your SSN (PAN for Bell Labs)"
eval $new
[ -z "$pid" -o "$pid" = "-" ] && exit
pq "pid=$pid" || {
	echo The directory does not have a record for you.
	exit
}
ask Is this your name || exit
ask Is the data correct && exit
for attr in pid pn org loc room tel ema
do fmt=$fmt$nl$attr=\"%$attr\"
done
eval `pq -o "$fmt" "pid=$pid"`
new=pid=$pid${nl}pn=$pn
get org  New organization
get loc  New location
get room New room
get tel  New telephone
get ema  New electronic mail address
echo "$new" | /bin/mail `pq -o %ema update.post`
echo Please allow 2-4 weeks for update.

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