> -----Original Message----- > From: The IBM z/VM Operating System > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Coffin > Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2008 11:49 AM > To: IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU > Subject: Re: DDR'ing 3390 DASD To Remote Location > > Well ain't this a kick in the pants! Yes indeed, BOTH the FTPPUT and > FTPGET stages are defined (on z/VM 5.3). > > ::START_CUSTOMER_GRIPE:: > > It's so hard to get IBM to enhance ANYTHING in CMS these days, here > they've gone and invested precious development dollars in a PIPE stage > that would be a HUGE help to existing VM/CMS customers, and they don't > bother to document it and, when asked to, they STILL don't?!?!? I've > been spending countless hours trying to "reinvent a wheel" > which IBM has > already invented, and which we are already licensed to use - EXTREMELY > ANNOYING! > > Come on IBM, can you please document this lovely PIPE stage > THAT YOU'VE > ALREADY DEVELOPED so that we can exploit it?!?! It's not like we're > asking you to develop something from scratch, just spend an hour > documenting WHAT YOU'VE ALREADY DEVELOPED!!! > > ::END_CUSTOMER_GRIPE:: >
If this is like some things in z/OS, the response from IBM development will be along the lines of: "It is not documented because we don't want anyone else to use it. We don't want others to use it because if they do, then we must support it. And if we support it, then we cannot make arbitrary changes to it to implement what we want, should __our__ needs change." -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology The information contained in this e-mail message may be privileged and/or confidential. It is for intended addressee(s) only. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or other use of this communication is strictly prohibited and could, in certain circumstances, be a criminal offense. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by reply and delete this message without copying or disclosing it.
