On Mon, 28 Jan 2008 08:26:56 -0600, Chase, John wrote: >> >> >the service process. Piece of cake....you z/OS guys have been really >> >missing out....:-) >> > >> ??? IANASP, but what have z/OS guys been missing? My >> >> (Yes, it is necessary to upload the JCL supplied by ShopZ to z/OS. >> Or can that be mailed by ShopZ directly to a z/OS mailbox? Again, >> IANASP.) > >First time thru we just "cut 'n' pasted" from the delivery website to an >"empty" PDS member. For subsequent orders we usually just need to >update the package filename(s) and hash value(s), submit the job and "go >for coffee". Then we do our normal APPLY CHECK / APPLY process. > Good security practice. Any JCL from an external source should first be audited. Subsequently changing only filename and hash reduces the burden of re-auditing. An alternative is ISRSUPC compare and verify that only that information has changed.
>I suppose one day the RECEIVE FROMNETWORK will fail...... > Why? Cross-contamination from IBMLink? -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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