Absolutely agree. Robust software is hard, darned hard. And, to repeat myself, all software has bugs. But I think most would agree that the level of difficulty and risks are generally somewhat greater on the system level as opposed to the application level.
Of course, YMMV ;-) -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Ted MacNEIL Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 12:44 PM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: RACF password & id checking >Exits are hard to write, hard to stress test, and introduce a level of risk. >You need extraordinary measures in place to protect the code. You could say exactly the same thing about application code. I've worked in many a shop where the application source code had been missing for years. And, many were hard to test in any way. - Too busy driving to stop for gas! NOTICE: This electronic mail message and any files transmitted with it are intended exclusively for the individual or entity to which it is addressed. The message, together with any attachment, may contain confidential and/or privileged information. Any unauthorized review, use, printing, saving, copying, disclosure or distribution is strictly prohibited. If you have received this message in error, please immediately advise the sender by reply email and delete all copies. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
