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_______________________________________ 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 10:54:53 AM: > IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > > Hmmm... Jim, did you order the PTF via the good old, reliable, > green-screen 3270 IBMLink interface, or via that new-fangled web-stuff > interface? > Maybe that's what causes the difference? Somehow I suspect you're using > the 3270 interface, too. :-) Just a stab in the etherdark. > > Mike Walter > Hewitt Associates > The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. > > > > "Jim Vincent" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > 06/09/2006 09:10 AM > Please respond to > "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> > > > > To > IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > cc > > Subject > Re: FTP'ing to boulder > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying > documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise > protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of > this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, > please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete > this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, > distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone > other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited.
