> I have tried to talk to IBM support about unsupported systems and they
> have refused to even start the conversation That's what unsupported means. No support contract, no conversation. This does not preclude you from searching IBMLINK and pulling PTFs for known problems. Bob Shannon Rocket Software ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html