Interesting - we just ordered something on 6/5 and got: Data sent via "INET". To retrieve your service: FTP to: ptf.boulder.ibm.com Log on using userid ... Enter the following FTP commands: ...
Mike, you must be 'special' or it was a 6/6/6 thing (sigh). We have had no problems ftp'ing to ptf.boulder.ibm.com at all. I can only guess there may be a firewall thing going on preventing the connection. _______________________________________ James Vincent Systems Engineering Consultant Nationwide Services Co., Technology Solutions Mainframe, z/VM and z/Linux Support One Nationwide Plaza 3-25-02 Columbus OH 43215-2220 U.S.A Voice: (614) 249-5547 Fax: (614) 677-7681 mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] The IBM z/VM Operating System <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> wrote on 06/09/2006 09:57:45 AM: > IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > > > Steve, > > Don't know where you're getting the "PTF.BOULDER.IBM.COM", I don't > remember seeing that for years (gee, maybe "For at least the last > two years"?). > > When I ordered a PTF through IBMLink just this last Tuesday 6/6/6 > (sort of makes one fearful to install anything on that day), the > instructions from IBMLink included the following (where I overtyped > my IBMLink userid with "uuuuuu" and password with "pppppppp"): > ---<snip>--- > *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* Internet Webpage *-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-* > If you have access to the Internet, IBM has a webpage > available for you to check your order's status. The URL > is- https://www14.software.ibm.com/webapp/ssos/order_status > Data sent via "INET". To retrieve your service: > FTP to: ptf.software.ibm.com > Log on using userid "uuuuuu" and password "pppppppp" > Enter the following FTP commands: > ---<snip>--- (there was more, but it's unrelated to your specific issue) > > I use FTP from CMS to order service and ship dumps to IBM and ISV's > all the time. The VMFTP package (with the latest fixes) written by > Romney White can be a huge help for frequent and automated FTP use > (from FILELIST I can issue a homegrown FTP2CA EXEC command and the > file is packed and shipped to CA's download site in one swell foop). > The VMFTP package can be obtained from: http://ukcc.uky.edu/~tools.1997/ > > Mike Walter > Hewitt Associates > The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's.
