>ISTR a maintenance philosophy from "eons" ago where PTFs would be >applied but never accepted.
It's not my dog. > What was the rationale for this? Urban legends? 4 roses? >Does anyone still use this philosophy? If so, I don't want to know. The only case where it might make sense was for JES2 back when the consistently had packaging errors in their service. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu> on behalf of Ed Jaffe <edja...@phoenixsoftware.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 22, 2018 4:28 PM To: IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu Subject: Old School Maintenance Philosophy -- Never ACCEPT? z/OS Sysprogs, ISTR a maintenance philosophy from "eons" ago where PTFs would be applied but never accepted. What was the rationale for this? Does anyone still use this philosophy? If so, why? Thanks, -- Phoenix Software International Edward E. Jaffe 831 Parkview Drive North El Segundo, CA 90245 http://secure-web.cisco.com/1fsB4sUhPWP49AqaQ7Z_q84p-TXhvVzfBjsIXmwRuTGM4kZ23CdeDfT_aGviLMajJ7mWHOP_ULS4KAhrlje2S7HdZhbAF6w2-3NKDNZMLPNkIT8hGbc_gk7rgf4XhGNS1tDN_p_Suu80ToiJ9MNWWdzv8B173amuMCcfpHJEAFQXeBWM7CXqxOfegtKa6UtYm4IlIAgxFcdW4EVzcXUI4OYT4VuZY101nCpDkYHr4xy0JINdkp-on2vFI6F1A7HEIGF5fALbPyXsVon5MugosmP2_UzAzCn0QTYmpS4hd9gPdKtrfsQ_IlC00TtcOInh6QSVTls86YQD94xsXxupgza6OIRV_0PwulPbwHeivfqJbUJlCEC4D-OuM4W4S6ShEaedY336qvMsqKDweufrJEMMVVYo-EzBqdpnYOjfxla94eGQoH1FjdPxxG2HImS1g/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.phoenixsoftware.com%2F -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This e-mail message, including any attachments, appended messages and the information contained therein, is for the sole use of the intended recipient(s). If you are not an intended recipient or have otherwise received this email message in error, any use, dissemination, distribution, review, storage or copying of this e-mail message and the information contained therein is strictly prohibited. If you are not an intended recipient, please contact the sender by reply e-mail and destroy all copies of this email message and do not otherwise utilize or retain this email message or any or all of the information contained therein. Although this email message and any attachments or appended messages are believed to be free of any virus or other defect that might affect any computer system into which it is received and opened, it is the responsibility of the recipient to ensure that it is virus free and no responsibility is accepted by the sender for any loss or damage arising in any way from its opening or use. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
