> -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List > [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) > Sent: Thursday, July 30, 2009 9:25 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu > Subject: Re: USS misuse > > In <4a70166c.7030...@bremultibank.com.pl>, on 07/29/2009 > at 11:29 AM, "R.S." <r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl> said: > > >Is it so hard to understand that acronym/abbreviation is not a thing > >that IBM or other company could establish? > > Is it so hard to understand that when two concepts are relevant to the > same context that it is unhelpful to use the same > abbreviation for both? > <snip> > > -- > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz, SysProg and JOAT
How are VTAM Unformatted System Services and z/OS UNIX System Services the same context? Unless somebody says something unhelpful like: "I'm having a problem with USS! Please help!". Such messages I ignore. A proper message should say something about whether the context is VTAM or UNIX. Unless the forum in which it is posted makes it obvious. E.g. VTAM USS questions should not be posted in MVS-OE. Of course, IBM-MAIN, is very generic, but a properly phrased question should resolve the context properly. However, just to say, I almost always say z/OS UNIX or just UNIX. I don't even like others' use of OMVS because I might not be sure if they mean the TSO OMVS command or as a generic for z/OS UNIX. -- John McKown Systems Engineer IV IT Administrative Services Group HealthMarkets(r) 9151 Boulevard 26 * N. Richland Hills * TX 76010 (817) 255-3225 phone * (817)-961-6183 cell john.mck...@healthmarkets.com * www.HealthMarkets.com Confidentiality Notice: This e-mail message may contain confidential or proprietary information. If you are not the intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of the original message. HealthMarkets(r) is the brand name for products underwritten and issued by the insurance subsidiaries of HealthMarkets, Inc. -The Chesapeake Life Insurance Company(r), Mid-West National Life Insurance Company of TennesseeSM and The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company.SM ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
