On Fri, 6 May 2011 02:52:58 -0500, Chris Mason wrote: > >I have to assume you are referring to the IP component of Communications >Server. I don't believe there has ever actually been a "TCP/IP for z/OS" >since "TCP/IP for MVS" was absorbed into Communications Server when it was >OS/390 Communications Server. > Let me see if I understand:
o Communications server is a separately priced component of z/OS. o IBM's TCP/IP exists only as part of Communications Server. o Therefore there is no such thing as a separately priced TCP/IP from IBM.. >But I'm just a pedant, as if that had any virtue when discussing matters to do >with z/OS! > No, not a pedant; you supplied valuable clarification. >And to think Mark Zelden is on record as accusing me of not >knowing/understanding the structure of z/OS. > Mark spoke to the spirit of the question I asked; no offense. >Incidentally, the list tradition of quoting the post to which you are >responding >also has some merit. I was obliged to dig out those posts to which I happened >to recall you were referring: > >1. Paul Gilmartin > >> Is TCP/IP for z/OS a separately priced item? > > http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1105&L=ibm-main&T=0&F=&S=&P=33947 > >2. Mark Zelden > >>> Is TCP/IP for z/OS a separately priced item? > >> Yes. Along with a some other base components that have competitive >alternatives from other vendors. Besides TCP/IP, ... > > http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/cgi-bin/wa?A2=ind1105&L=ibm-main&T=0&F=&S=&P=34668 > >I guess you could also have covered the assertion that there are alternatives >to what should have been described as Communications Server (?) > >Chris Mason > >On Fri, 6 May 2011 13:52:14 +0800, Timothy Sipples ><timothy.sipp...@us.ibm.com> wrote: > >>>>Is TCP/IP for z/OS a separately priced item? >>>Yes. >> >>Actually, no. >> Now, that's terse enough to be remniscent of Shmuel; and misleading to boot. Assuming I understand Chris's explanation, that is shameful pedantry. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
