> -----Original Message-----
> From: Z39.50 Next-Generation Initiative [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
> On Behalf Of Mike Taylor
> 
> So I don't like this hijacking of 
> the meaning of "*"

How the heck is this hijacking?  When I say "rm *", I expect everything
to be deleted.  When I say "find *", I expect everything to be
retrieved.  When I say "find title=*", I expect every title to be
retrieved.

What semantics am I hijacking?

Ralph