> -----Original Message-----
> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin
>
> On Mon, 23 May 2011 08:53:36 -0500, Ward, Mike S wrote:
>
> > ... we have scheduled IPL's once a week ...
> >
> Whether you need it or not? Why?
"Because."
> Lingering fear of resource leaks? Operator training?
"Hysterical" reasons: Mostly, "We've always done it that way," but also
for operator training / proficiency maintenance. We "techies" have a
"sandbox" which we can IPL "whenever", and there have been occasions
when we "bounced" the sandbox frequently enough to make Meadowlark
Lemon[1] jealous. :-)
-jc-
[1] Meadowlark Lemon was the incredible dribbler for the exhibition
basketball team "The Harlem Globetrotters". See, e.g.,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadowlark_Lemon
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