> I believe these date back to the 1970s. Yes, USS dates to the original SNA support, when there were formatted logons from some devices and other devices that only sent character strings for logon. USS was the component that parsed character strings and extracted BIND data equivalent to those in a formatted logon.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> on behalf of Mike Schwab <mike.a.sch...@gmail.com> Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 7:07 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: OpenSSH / Ported Tools / Co:Z Well, I did find VTAM USS (Unformatted System Services) TABLES. I believe these date back to the 1970s. https://secure-web.cisco.com/1xTi17q7myvtfAdNM6rCFSgNGd_Fayc7pWphwqP6jzzPjvvjTu3tIhbVcBL_tdF8z6s8UuNeZwkBDCuCX6hL67sMY6JitwyixCQlAOWz3y53KaWAUfbB4OvHyGsxwxEH6V9NHWauoNOz8ggGCpEadw62VL5_RqSYpOoGXP37f1x5j8nZ1ODzOxFU4dQBwpdbqkf73g1otY1wmpEHwF37M8ivFc-Y-1lg2sIhH8W1nAP4G5XSHknUbEAupTXUB4_hRFQwHDE8_FXgaE7hi4mh_Oepf7gWEkBkrk7e4VX-jX4z_KCfQ6TR3RrCUM0ASB1pvmXhjbMV6sCb9r5IgdIMZMqj4BMSgQsy8Akkj20-zWBzBvocIXfjLiIDS_NAJQHvl/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibm.com%2Fsupport%2Fknowledgecenter%2Fen%2FSSLTBW_2.3.0%2Fcom.ibm.zos.v2r3.istrdr0%2Fuss_table.htm On Mon, Mar 18, 2019 at 5:49 PM David Mingee <ming...@prodigy.net> wrote: > > C lever... I did find hits on google for acronym - USS, navy and Z/OS Unix > System Services . For some reason it made me think of Snow White and the 7 > dwarfs of mainframe. > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf Of > Jesse 1 Robinson > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 6:07 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: OpenSSH / Ported Tools / Co:Z > > So what's all the fUSS? > > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Matt Hogstrom > Sent: Monday, March 18, 2019 1:25 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: (External):Re: OpenSSH / Ported Tools / Co:Z > > Actually it is in every z/OS Unix System Services document. Cleverly > disguised with the prefix ‘disc' and the suffix ‘ed’ ’ion’ or others. For > example > > So far, we have discussed > The following discussion > > There is it, USS hiding in plain sight in almost ALL IBM documents. > > Matt Hogstrom > m...@hogstrom.org > PGP Key: 0x90ECB270 > > "Never attribute to malice that which is adequately explained by stupidity.” > - Hanlon’s Razor > > > On Mar 18, 2019, at 12:54 PM, Jesse 1 Robinson <jesse1.robin...@sce.com> > > wrote: > > > > In an obscure corner of IBM's PK campus is a nondescript bunker-like > > building. The basement of that building houses the IBM Acronym Factory. The > > IAF is staffed by a cadre of probationary lawyers and a rotating squad of > > 14-year-old boys. A proposed acronym is first sprung on the boys; if they > > giggle, the PA is discarded. Otherwise it's tossed into the lawyer cage. If > > it emerges intact, it's on the road to acronymhood. > > > > 'USS' was relegated to wannabe status for reasons forever locked in the > > IAF. No matter how commonly it's used, it doesn't officially exist. Think > > of trying to sneak a snippet of Anglo Saxon slang past the Alliance > > Francaise. Cannot happen. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > > On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin > > Sent: Sunday, March 17, 2019 3:20 PM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: (External):Re: OpenSSH / Ported Tools / Co:Z > > > > On Sun, 17 Mar 2019 16:32:42 -0500, Mike Schwab wrote: > > > >> They got rid of Unformatted System Services? > >> > > Just the abbreviation. Perhaps they'd rather not take sides. Did the > > abbreviation appear in an older Glossary? Wayback Machine? BitSavers? > > > >> On Sun, Mar 17, 2019 at 3:05 PM Paul Gilmartin wrote: > >>> > >>> On Sun, 17 Mar 2019 15:45:11 -0400, scott Ford wrote: > >>> > >>>> Very funny Rad ..USS wars is about right ...lol > >>>> > >>>> On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 4:27 PM R.S. wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> OK, who start "USS is not Unix System Services" war? > >>>>> Don't forget about "it's UNIX, not Unix" and "official acronym". > >>>>> Of course all the typos will be punished seriously. > >>>>> > >>> The z/OS glossary contains no definition of "USS". I wonder what an RCF > >>> would cause? > >>> > >>> https://secure-web.cisco.com/1UJYryYU8Cf_EULCJeUrWObSnKR5o7TM6m092msSZ1GY2ejOfxHtcajNmQ20lywzlr4qk8d974P9qC6vKsmtPUjoGvfVS9RTWexrgdXQoG4XelEw0fpwDvkSZ_Ioft1r0RO0JCCbTLDMy2rFWiWnwarYgBhwlQh7a5wdVLTL5z3w-8K74V-TS75mgyEExHNdJXN75H6rg-PfiUs_CrLFRF5mWxwjMP5tWzvV74qpkjFaCAVuIqB2hFo0VkODOEDrqtDBBJ5xss4VbogT6CzcUq49y1PRg77JtkQgEbIDqoTE_gHoBPF7zJ5RSYD4vgZ0AbOMSTf8NnGcgFE7XKyipyNuDPlh6EuK096076jNVuM_Q9tGxY46W12un6awsrOtT/https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ibm.com%2Fsupport%2Fknowledgecenter%2Fen%2Fzosbasics%2Fcom.ibm.zgl > >>> o > >>> ssary.doc/zglossary.html > > > > -- gil > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 -- Mike A Schwab, Springfield IL USA Where do Forest Rangers go to get away from it all? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
