Re: FYI LinKEdln passwords hacked
The other sidebar is that a majority of folks use the same password for similar functions. So for other social sites probably a good heads up to change those passwords too! In a message dated 6/7/2012 12:38:24 P.M. Central Daylight Time, linda.lst...@comcast.net writes: I forwarded it to my friends who use LinkedIn. It was the first that most of them had heard too, and they got busy changing their passwords. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Check out BBC News - Flame: Massive cyber-attack discovered, researchers say
_BBC News - Flame: Massive cyber-attack discovered, researchers say_ (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18238326) Seems too big to be unnoticed...anyway, fascinating is ability to load plug-ins as required. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Servicelink, ETR and SR
Appreciate the update and the explanation. I'm old enough to remember the Security 'green/yellow book' after MVS got B1 and maybe on the last page was a big 'oh and if you're connected to a network this doesn't apply'. In a message dated 5/17/2012 11:02:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time, c...@us.ibm.com writes: step is very inconvenient and apologize on behalf of IBM as we -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Retiring after 43+ years with IBM
Can't think of good enough words except to say that I sincerely hope retirement treats you with the same kindness,courtesy and expertise that you have graced us with over the years. All the best... In a message dated 5/15/2012 9:36:14 P.M. Central Daylight Time, scott_j_f...@yahoo.com writes: Congrats on your retirement. Wishing you all the happiest and best wishes -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: EPSPT vs. FIXCAT
UGA(go Dawgs). In a message dated 5/15/2012 7:12:10 P.M. Central Daylight Time, linda.lst...@comcast.net writes: www.listserv.uag.edu -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Early IPL problems
Umm, maybe their data base got corrupted? HONE used to have all this stuff by machine type, FRU and time to repair. In a message dated 5/14/2012 12:49:48 P.M. Central Daylight Time, s...@jdcassidy.net writes: experience, a set of "questions" like that from IBM -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Comments on DFSMS verbose messages?
Yeah you'd think that this day and age some common options and corporate standards would kick in. f asid,verbose(on|off) would be useful to a number of components? In a message dated 5/11/2012 6:03:26 P.M. Central Daylight Time, jo.skip.robin...@sce.com writes: or off each one according to everyone's particular druthers? Would it really be worth scarce development resources to establish yet another elaborate option facility to slice and dice all possible choices? Not for my $$. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Comments on DFSMS verbose messages?
My suspicion would be that it got enable to shoot somebody's particular bug and maybe didn't get switched off for the GA release. a message dated 5/11/2012 4:30:15 P.M. Central Daylight Time, edja...@phoenixsoftware.com writes: getting the behavior I want so long as they are able to get the behavior THEY want? Perhaps some of them strive to be politicians... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: WLM SYSTEM Service Class
Yep if you've got MXG ANAL30DD is a good start. I'd also be burning rubber on IBMLINK for Hiper performance APARs for base FMIDs. In a message dated 5/11/2012 12:10:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, m...@mzelden.com writes: Address space level CPU consumption (SMF 30s) - before and after. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IBMLink Outage May 4-7
Yeah, I've done push/pulls on 3090's in under 48. Can't imagine what's involved. Seems like a contractual violation, maybe if their monthly stipend is similarly late they might be more motivated. In a message dated 5/3/2012 12:38:49 A.M. Central Daylight Time, edja...@phoenixsoftware.com writes: Absurd indeed! When was the last time one of IBM's mainframe customers enjoyed a 54-hour maintenance/upgrade outage window? I have never seen anything like this myself, but I am relatively inexperienced compared to many on this list. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Strip column 1 from reports
Back in the ARCHIVEs Cheryl wanted a WORD macro to do this and somebody kindly provided it. Don't know if that's good or bd. In a message dated 5/3/2012 9:06:55 A.M. Central Daylight Time, elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za writes: will post my results later when everthing is stabilized and my users are happy with the reports. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Strip column 1 from reports
The AFP transforms can do this to PCL,PDF,SAP, PS and maybe a few others. Back when we looked, it was cheaper just to flick it over to ePrint and let it handle it. Think they're still at _www.leadtools.com_ (http://www.leadtools.com) XMITIP has a Text to PDF converter. LPR can do Post Script output. 3800's were a bear. Couldn't rotate psegs. so had to go in and manually gyrate the 60 cell patterns and put them back together to get a 'floating signature' in portrait. In a message dated 4/30/2012 3:46:41 P.M. Central Daylight Time, elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za writes: A likely better place to do this is in a SYSOUT writer that filters ASA carriage control to a semantic markup language such as HTML, or perhaps XML. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Catalog Question
Depending on-may be easier to do REPRO MERGECAT. In a message dated 4/30/2012 3:46:27 P.M. Central Daylight Time, t...@cio.sc.gov writes: I had to do exactly the same thing last night to two of my catalogs, for the exact same reason. Here is a copy of the jcl I used. You will have to come up w/ your correct space values. In my case, each catalog had 200,000+ entries. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Early IPL problems
1)Maybe twice a year with hardware and software upgrades. 2)Usually a few minutes(IPL 3)Destroys 5 nines 4)Lack of support. No boots on the ground(SEs particularly) 5)Trial and error 'til you get it right. In a message dated 4/27/2012 4:14:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time, john...@us.ibm.com writes: 1. FREQUENCY: How often do they occur ? 2. DURATION: How long does it take to resolve them (e.g. minutes, hours, etc.) ? 3. IMPACT: What are the consequences (e.g. missed SLAs, etc.) ? 4. CAUSE: What are the underlying sources (e.g. hardware, software, etc.) ? 5. RECOVERY: How do you recover from them ? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Check out Photos: April 27, 2011 Superoutbreak - weather.com
This was last year. I just got sore from moving boxes and people around, one lady moved three times in two weeks. Anyway, elementary school where I started and surrounding neighborhoods were pancaked. Guess the emotional scares will be us long after the physical. In a message dated 4/27/2012 3:20:29 P.M. Central Daylight Time, scott_j_f...@yahoo.com writes: Hope your all right , man -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Check out Photos: April 27, 2011 Superoutbreak - weather.com
_Photos: April 27, 2011 Superoutbreak - weather.com_ (http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/alabama-tornado-042711_2011-04-27) There's a ceremony at Coleman Coliseum at 5pm. Lots of dignitaries. It was a scary day with three waves coming thru. One to the north and one thru the middle and one to the south. When I first saw it I thought this is gonna hurt. But it made an eastward turn and missed UofA and my neighborhood. Guess the stats are pretty impressive raised the national average from 161 to 241 strikes per year. One of forecasters observing the damage said "Imagine a half mile wide lawnmower on the ground for 160 miles." and it was just one of over 760 that stretch. People who've come thru after being away are just floored at how much and how extensive the damage was. Coming back but it's going to be long pull. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: GO TO "cobol"
Oh well, looked great when I sent it. Guessed it got Mime munged In a message dated 4/23/2012 1:34:27 P.M. Central Daylight Time, efinnel...@aol.com writes: Courier New(Fixed font)? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: GO TO "cobol"
___ | | Fortran | C| Ada | PL8 | HLASM | |Files without GOTO | none| 81.5% | 99.4% | 98.5% | none | |Lines/GOTO | ~10 | 386 | 13614 | 1310 | <8 | '-' Courier New(Fixed font)? In a message dated 4/23/2012 1:10:13 P.M. Central Daylight Time, edja...@phoenixsoftware.com writes: ___ | | Fortran | C| Ada | PL8 | HLASM | |Files without GOTO | none| 81.5% | 99.4% | 98.5% | none | |Lines/GOTO | ~10 | 386 | 13614 | 1310 | <8 | '-' -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: GO TO "cobol"
And the Computer Systems Command was out of Ft. Belvoir, VA and had administrative offices out at the Melpar bldg. on Route 50 along with a drone development pgm out of DARPA. Classes were offered from DODCI at the Naval Yard for civilians and military. In a message dated 4/18/2012 6:46:58 A.M. Central Daylight Time, leful...@sbcglobal.net writes: could have been programming classes taught there. Fort Ben was the administrative and financial training base. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: GO TO "cobol"
I didn't get there 'til '76. They had a CDC 3300 as the main record keeper with somebody's MassStor and several ancillary processors. I didn't notice the unit record equipment just the sound of a drum bouncing around in the bottom of the cage. The programming course was taught on DOS under VM(Lt. Farmer participated in SHARE). In a message dated 4/17/2012 9:27:22 A.M. Central Daylight Time, leful...@sbcglobal.net writes: Army Finance Center there. I think that they used Unisys. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: DB2 DDL
Some of the DB/2 Redbooks are excellent if you need more info... In a message dated 4/7/2012 10:41:27 P.M. Central Daylight Time, limm...@unifi.my writes: FOUND that in DB2 Version 9.1 for z/OS SQL Reference, Chapter 5 Statements -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: USS YORKTOWN(was Accessing USS on Mainframe thru Telnet)
I came into work one morning and the office was staring out my window into San Francisco Bay. The Carl Vincent had run aground trying to return to it's berth at Alameda Naval Air Station. All the Crowley tugs were pushing and pulling, but they finally had to wait for a 'high tide' about 36 hrs. Long story short the Captain had ordered the pilot to proceed-during the court marshal was relieved of command. Hundreds of thousands to clean and recertify the props and impellers. In a message dated 4/6/2012 3:25:08 P.M. Central Daylight Time, david...@consolidated.net writes: It's hard for me to imagine the navy allowing itself to get into a situation where the operation of the ship's main engines and steering would be completely -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: VSAM help wanted for random reads
VSAM keeps up with this stuff too. Wouldn't hurt to do a reorg every once in blue moon too! In a message dated 4/4/2012 6:12:16 P.M. Central Daylight Time, martin_pac...@uk.ibm.com writes: out of SMF 62 and 64 that would've told you how much "write" activity you had - and a lot else besides -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Malicious Software Protection
What is it, anonymous is threatening to shut down the Internet this Sat. by doing DOS on all the major DNS nodes. In a message dated 3/27/2012 1:32:45 P.M. Central Daylight Time, scott_j_f...@yahoo.com writes: We had to setup ftps etc, it wasn't easy and very very time consuming. If the want in bad enough, yeah your right they can get in for sure, if I understand your posting. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Check out BBC News - Foreign spies 'penetrate' US military networks
_BBC News - Foreign spies 'penetrate' US military networks_ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17486847) I don't know, but I been told -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Leaving IBM
May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand. Traditional gaelic blessing-all the best guy! In a message dated 3/26/2012 8:56:33 A.M. Central Daylight Time, wfarr...@us.ibm.com writes: and it's time to spend more time with them -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Grace Hopper Stories!! (was RE: Pre-Friday fun: Halon dumps and POK Resets)
My favs were the interactions with other luminaries such as Turing and Adm Chester Nimitz. Sometime in the late seventies she got a burr in her saddle about 'it wasn't true until IBM invented it' and could site verse and title of who and when it had been done before. In a message dated 3/24/2012 6:35:56 A.M. Central Daylight Time, d...@higgins.net writes: Hopper was a leader with vision: -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Grace Hopper Stories!! (was RE: Pre-Friday fun: Halon dumps and POK Resets)
Yes, my glasses were still fogged up from the ultrasound In a message dated 3/23/2012 4:10:32 P.M. Central Daylight Time, psevet...@fisa.nyc.gov writes: microsecond. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Friday fun: Halon dumps and POK Resets
Well they knew, but it's a large campus. There are feeds from several directions. The problem is finding money for dual feed transformers in a state on continual proration. In a message dated 3/23/2012 1:34:12 P.M. Central Daylight Time, mathwst...@bellsouth.net writes: realize there was only one substation feeding the entire campus -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Grace Hopper Stories!! (was RE: Pre-Friday fun: Halon dumps and POK Resets)
For the real dunces(at the Pentagon) she had a 1100" millisecond hose-come dragging it out to begin the lecture. In a message dated 3/23/2012 10:54:27 A.M. Central Daylight Time, psevet...@fisa.nyc.gov writes: that was a light-microsecond long? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Pre-Friday fun: Halon dumps and POK Resets
Grace Hopper used to tell about the destroyer that lit up the Naval Yard outside of D.C. and crashed the data center. Personally, my fav was the Ops manager that upgraded the walkie-talkies for tech support from 1 watt to 3 watts(I think)-anyway if they were within 25' of a Memorex controller(DASD) it would bleep on itself In a message dated 3/22/2012 3:48:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time, scott_j_f...@yahoo.com writes: made a sweep they crashed on the mainframe, anyone heard that before ? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Pre-Friday fun: Halon dumps and POK Resets
Unless they discharge a thousand lbs. of Halon at $72 USD per pound. In a message dated 3/22/2012 12:43:50 P.M. Central Daylight Time, ee...@us.ibm.com writes: Hydrotesting is cheap -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Theology question
That that is is that that is not is not... In a message dated 3/20/2012 3:35:49 P.M. Central Daylight Time, p...@voltage.com writes: "quote quote" it is! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Theology question
Seems retro to me like when I wrote my first CLIST back in 1976. Sort of depends on the called program and how it's gonna parse the entries-DEBUG(Y). In a message dated 3/19/2012 4:16:20 P.M. Central Daylight Time, p...@voltage.com writes: Based on the collective wisdom of the centuries, what *feels* right to you? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Check out BBC News - Celebrating Colossus, the codebreaking computer
_BBC News - Celebrating Colossus, the codebreaking computer_ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17237494) Some good links if you're so inclined. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: VHow convert "historic" STCK to local time?
I think I paid $39 for a Casio Wave-ceptor two years ago. Keeps good time, DST has Auto, ON, and Off. Auto doesn't work. So have to set it when the hurdles move. In a message dated 3/11/2012 2:10:38 A.M. Central Daylight Time, dalelmil...@comcast.net writes: I can even get a wrist watch with an external time reference in the $100 price range. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SHARE in Atlanta -- Good Venue Choice!
Few years ago we were playing Miss. State at the Omni and went into overtime. Couple of minutes in, the tornado sirens started going off and it actually trimmed the Omni. After a short delay, play resumed and the game was completed. When the fans got to the parking lot...pretty nasty with broken glass and debris everywhere. Still wonder about the overtime angel. Don' forget spring ahead tonight in USA(and others)... In a message dated 3/10/2012 8:25:38 P.M. Central Standard Time, edja...@phoenixsoftware.com writes: The Omni Hotel at CNN Center in Atlanta is NICE! All SHARE guests get Select Guest privileges and the price is -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: A stupid idea? Using "twitter" like service for z/SO, et al., event notif...
We could call it USS SPitwad. Uniform Server Status Sys Prog Interface With Active Display. In a message dated 3/9/2012 11:21:00 A.M. Central Standard Time, john.mck...@healthmarkets.com writes: I'd date & time stamp them, so I could subset to the last "n" hours. That might be of interest to the Production Control people, rather than logging onto TSO and/or CA-7. I'll ask. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IBM Announcement Letters
This is what I got ---Edited quote--- IBM United States Announcement Letters Hardware IBM zEnterprise and Unified Resource Manager enhancements _http://www.ibm.com/vrm/newsletter_10577_9940_222190_email_DYN_1IN/FDxyzabc1 06848702_ (http://www.ibm.com/vrm/newsletter_10577_9940_222190_email_DYN_1IN/FDxyzabc106848702) Software IBM Informix Genero V2.40 brings a wealth of enhancements to accelerate delivery of media rich applications _http://www.ibm.com/vrm/newsletter_10577_9940_99_email_DYN_1IN/FDxyzabc1 06848702_ (http://www.ibm.com/vrm/newsletter_10577_9940_99_email_DYN_1IN/FDxyzabc106848702) Summary of all IBM announcements for today Announcement Summary - March 6, 2012 _http://www.ibm.com/vrm/newsletter_10577_9940_223376_email_DYN_1IN/FDxyzabc1 06848702_ (http://www.ibm.com/vrm/newsletter_10577_9940_223376_email_DYN_1IN/FDxyzabc106848702) End quote In a message dated 3/6/2012 3:12:38 P.M. Central Standard Time, linda.lst...@comcast.net writes: Guess you'll have to trust me on that! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Why _TZ put times 7 minutes off?
I thought all the game boxes were running the G6 chipset until the last version and one or more converted over to Intel. Don't keep up with it. In a message dated 3/5/2012 3:48:45 P.M. Central Standard Time, john.mck...@healthmarkets.com writes: supposedly, no z/OS, z/VM, or VSE -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Why _TZ put times 7 minutes off?
I still think, there's a zImage running on an Xbox somewhere-just for fun. Look at the Raspberry Pi and the enthusiasm they're trying to encourage-as a programming exercise. _http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17190918_ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-17190918) In a message dated 3/5/2012 9:28:09 A.M. Central Standard Time, john.mck...@healthmarkets.com writes: And this is what is helping to destroy IBM's historic base. IMO, the IBM "X series" is just another Dell machine, or other "first tier" supplier. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Why _TZ put times 7 minutes off?
Doesn't hurt to train the OPER's on 'What NOT to DO' either. In a message dated 3/2/2012 10:26:18 P.M. Central Standard Time, jcew...@acm.org writes: but if management asks if it is a "must have" additional expense or a feature you can live without, in many cases the latter response must be given. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Format not found
Yeah. It's been like that for a while, but never know what the PFCSK's are plotting. BTW saw Darren at Lowe's a couple weeks ago. Seems to be doing well at new shop(AIX), but still teaching the Freshman Computer Based Honors course. In a message dated 2/27/2012 2:33:05 P.M. Central Standard Time, stars...@mindspring.com writes: seemed to make it. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Format not found
Maybe .txt. I'll try it with this post. In a message dated 2/27/2012 6:01:45 A.M. Central Standard Time, stars...@mindspring.com writes: I do not think attachments are allowed. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN Test of Attach for ibm-main -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IBM-MAIN Digest - 21 Feb 2012 to 22 Feb 2012 (#2012-53)
send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN In a message dated 2/23/2012 10:31:55 A.M. Central Standard Time, holiwe...@co.kern.ca.us writes: INFO IBM-MAIN -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SMTP and attachements
XMITIP at _www.lbdsoftwawre.com_ (http://www.lbdsoftwawre.com) does a good job with attachments. I don't recall limits, but I was doing .pdf files just fine. There's also PROSE to show use of UDB construct to get away from JES. In a message dated 2/19/2012 12:51:05 A.M. Central Standard Time, mike.a.sch...@gmail.com writes: Have you tried copying to a fixed length record with trailing blanks and sending it? Used to be a -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IPLTEXT query
It's all part of the BUILD process. IPLTEXT on SYSRES, SADUMP on MCAT, ICKSAR on Paging volumes. JCL in SAMPLIB? In a message dated 2/14/2012 5:38:06 P.M. Central Standard Time, jo.skip.robin...@sce.com writes: When you rewrite new text, ICKDSF will warn you that text already exists. Just write over it. Spend a little extra Valentine fun with your S.O. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: NASA closes it's last mainframe
Yeah, but the inverse femtobarns of data needs processing too! In a message dated 2/14/2012 7:50:18 A.M. Central Standard Time, cfmpub...@ns.sympatico.ca writes: Support for scientific and compute intensive application probably has not kept up on the mainframe. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Life of a JOB
1st page: (Original by Bernie Becker 1990) In a message dated 2/13/2012 4:04:20 P.M. Central Standard Time, ckam...@bexar.org writes: 1974 presentation from SHARE 94, winter of 2000, session #2652 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IBM Doing Some Restructuring?
Wonder if they've even heard of Fred Brooks? ---quote--- Few books on software project management have been as influential and timeless as The Mythical Man-Month . With a blend of software engineering facts and thought ... search.barnesandnoble.com/Mythical-Man-Month/Frederick-P-Brooks-Jr/... --- end quote --- In a message dated 2/12/2012 2:07:39 P.M. Central Standard Time, aledlhug...@aol.com writes: Lord spare us from MBAs -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Turning on additional CPs
Guess I'd start with RMF WKLD and see if anything pops out. Device busy, LCU, Storage unit, paging and work from there. There are people and software to help you tune your system. _www.watsonwalker.com_ (http://www.watsonwalker.com) is a good place to start. Goal Tender will analyze goals vs thruput. In a message dated 2/10/2012 1:47:59 P.M. Central Standard Time, gsg_...@yahoo.com writes: However, you bring up some good points to consider regarding WLM. I don't think WLM has been tuned in a long time and not really sure if we have anyone that it WLM literate. lol -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Acceptable paging
I don't know why, but anyhow back in MVS internals. There's the PART, the SART and the Frame Allocation Resource Table. What no FART? Not PC! Sorry... In a message dated 2/8/2012 8:44:47 P.M. Central Standard Time, shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net writes: No. An unreferenced page does not consume a slot. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Prob with DFHMAPS
Scientific Wild Ass Guess! As opposed to FUBAR In a message dated 2/2/2012 9:19:01 P.M. Central Standard Time, gho...@cdpwise.net writes: SWAG? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: S0C4 in CEE3DMP
Usually FMID and RMID, but if they're mixed it doesn't mean much. In a message dated 1/31/2012 5:43:11 P.M. Central Standard Time, charl...@mcn.org writes: but IBM doesn't put any kind of version tag in the libraries? Sheesh! Isn't there another way? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: S0C4 in CEE3DMP
PDS has a nice HIST command. If you can get to the Trace table see which modules it percolated thru. In a message dated 1/31/2012 4:20:45 P.M. Central Standard Time, charl...@mcn.org writes: version of CEE.SCEERUN & RUN2? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Annoying ISPF prob
ISRDDN M M In a message dated 1/28/2012 2:36:22 P.M. Central Standard Time, joa...@swbell.net writes: If there is, create a member called M and make it: -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Check out Symantec Recommends Disabling PcAnywhere and Waiting for Security P
_Symantec Recommends Disabling PcAnywhere and Waiting for Security Patches | PCWorld Business Center_ (http://www.pcworld.com/businesscenter/article/248782/symantec_recommends_disabling_pcanywhere_and_waiting_for_security_patc hes.html) I meant to send this earlier but was fighting another fire. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Going from mod-3 to mod9
RMFPP does a good job of this, if you're so inclined! In a message dated 1/25/2012 9:13:33 A.M. Central Standard Time, bfairch...@rocketsoftware.com writes: We also need to see the I/O rate for your various volumes in your spreadsheet sample. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: How can I display whether the sendmail daemon is running ?
SMSG SMTP HElp|QUeue|STats In a message dated 1/24/2012 2:56:26 P.M. Central Standard Time, pete_con...@ibi.com writes: NETSTAT (PORT 1026 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: OT Wiki Out of service Weds.
Well, got ahead or behind depending on where you're located. It's tomorrow! In a message dated 1/17/2012 4:29:59 P.M. Central Standard Time, jch...@ussco.com writes: Wow! Six years' advance notice! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
OT Wiki Out of service Weds.
To protest 'Piracy Laws' Wiki is shutting itself off Wed 17 Jan. Evidently Google is participating but only by changing it's banner page. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IBM researchers make 12-atom magnetic memory bit
Howz about 32K on an SS80? Some not so good... In a message dated 1/15/2012 11:19:32 A.M. Central Standard Time, scott_j_f...@yahoo.com writes: Geez..8mb on a 4381. Brings back a bunch of memories, real good ones -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IBM researchers make 12-atom magnetic memory bit
Teeny-tiny, itsy-bitsy, chilly-willy...Said it may take 100-200 atom antimagnetic compound to stabilize at room temperature. In a message dated 1/14/2012 9:06:43 P.M. Central Standard Time, linda.lst...@comcast.net writes: IBM researchers make 12-atom magnetic memory bit -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Creating PDF files
FYI There's a txt2pdf in the XMITIP loadlib. There's a sample on how to make a 'greenbar' output and send it as an attachment-Just for show. In a message dated 1/13/2012 12:52:53 P.M. Central Standard Time, russell@gmail.com writes: I added the DCB information explicitly for the output dataset and now it is working fine. RECFM=VB,LRECL=256 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Audting PDS Datasets and comparing to find most current member
Yazbut, SOURCE don't run! One of the worst entanglements is mixed load mods at mixed levels of maint. Whether it be system or application level have to dig thru what's running vs what's supposed to be running and how it's been linked(bound). In a message dated 1/12/2012 1:17:17 P.M. Central Standard Time, john.mck...@healthmarkets.com writes: It unloads the directory to a file which can then be processed by a futher SAS DATA step. There is an example of this in the SAS manual that I have. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Peculiar issue related to TSO logons
Lots of possibilities. Look for the bottlenecks. d net, bfruse and similar for TCPIP. Sessions, intrdrs and the like. Then possible hardware problems, we had to put milking machines on one particular side of campus to clean them up, then you think everything's running good and the tech says come feel this wire. Mild tingle! Turns out the OPs manage had driven a 10 penny just nicking the coax and into 110v wire to post his new grand baby...always something. In a message dated 1/11/2012 7:20:22 A.M. Central Standard Time, robert.richa...@opm.gov writes: reproduce the STARTING status as you described using HOD and PCOMM. But as soon as I closed the emulators, those sessions went away too. The plot thickens... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: cpu / machine identification
Dongle me this Imperial Leader... In a message dated 12/27/2011 3:03:49 P.M. Central Standard Time, m...@mzelden.com writes: Oh, the stories I could tell -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: IBM Manuals
Using IE8 looks just like ol' times. Fills up 19" window and can scroll and browse OK fine. Didn't try anything else. Maybe it's a config issue on the PC. In a message dated 12/27/2011 2:05:03 P.M. Central Standard Time, mike.a.sch...@gmail.com writes: In bookmanager, it took two Cntl-+ s to get it up to a readableThen I could not scroll to the right to view the end of the lines. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: PDSMAIN manual?
But you can install powerful load modules? Oh well, use XMIT-Manager off the CBT tape to look at the prose files on your PC. In a message dated 12/27/2011 1:31:34 P.M. Central Standard Time, imugz...@gmail.com writes: It is not my machine, and can't install help files/panels -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: PDSMAIN manual?
PFK1 is pretty good too In a message dated 12/27/2011 8:17:00 A.M. Central Standard Time, jkali...@csc.com writes: PDSHELP and $$$PROSE. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SPF timeline?
IMS and JES3. We sent a few back and made do with the rest. The 3rd party OEM's usually booked us as in interim stop on the way make them motor on the FACOM's. We had a large TPNS simulation group and everything had to pass muster thru them before we started any rollouts. In a message dated 12/22/2011 7:09:00 A.M. Central Standard Time, shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net writes: running CICS then your ESP for MVS better include a version of CICS that will run under the test MVS or you can't do the testing. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SPF timeline?
They were ESP's but you're right it was after XA. In a message dated 12/21/2011 6:50:25 P.M. Central Standard Time, shmuel+ibm-m...@patriot.net writes: which did deliver a lot of products together with MVS/SP and later. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: SPF timeline?
IIRC ISPF was the early vestiges of SP 1.3 or so in preparation for XA. Mike Loos talked me into taking over the ISPF project at SHARE and I lasted three or four SHAREs(not counting interims) before Company and SHARE reorgs folded my tent. The hot thing then was Cross-system products and ISPF got moved in with it. Suffered the same fate is uni-JES maybe not quite is political. In a message dated 12/21/2011 2:20:38 P.M. Central Standard Time, svet...@ameritech.net writes: ISPF, or the former SPF did not come with TSO. If you look at the list before ISPF there was SPF. After IBM made it an official product that cost, they split SPF into two different parts ISPF and ISPF/PDF. The -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Determining MSUs
Maybe there's an updated version, that's just the first link I found. In a message dated 12/16/2011 10:14:14 A.M. Central Standard Time, p...@voltage.com writes: appear to get the MIPS right. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
Re: Determining MSUs
I've used Theirry Falissard's MIPS thingy for about 15 yrs. _http://2000clicks.com/links/Computers/IBMMainframeHistory/mipsmvs.htm_ (http://2000clicks.com/links/Computers/IBMMainframeHistory/mipsmvs.htm) It's just a number to calibrate with other thingy's floating about. In a message dated 12/14/2011 1:14:19 P.M. Central Standard Time, p...@voltage.com writes: How about this as a Q&D solution: -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: z/OS's basis for TCP/IP
Point it to a DNS that worked. We ran ours on an RS/6000 for many moons. In a message dated 12/7/2011 12:34:12 A.M. Central Standard Time, lindy.mayfi...@sas.com writes: If so, how were hostnames resolved? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: z/OS's basis for TCP/IP
It was still pretty buggered up with PASCAL components scattered about, so much so it violated Software Manufacturing's policies and was only orderable as a separate product. In a message dated 12/6/2011 7:46:59 A.M. Central Standard Time, robert.richa...@opm.gov writes: OS/390 "TWO" dot FIVE (OS/390 2.5 was around 1996 IIRC) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DYNAM, Report Writer BIND Mystery: How is CXRERNF Located? SOLUTION!
Long ago and far away we did large upgrade for stuff. We get a call from 'budget office'. Where's my 'numbers report'? Turns out she was getting S0C7's in old Cobol pgm and update to the runtime library fixed it. No records found! In a message dated 11/28/2011 9:37:17 A.M. Central Standard Time, frederick.verw...@hrsdc-rhdcc.gc.ca writes: Perhaps when we open these programs again we'll look at the multiple INITIATE statements. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ISRPROF member is hosed
Depends on the code. Better to use ISPF services to update VARs in the profile. In a message dated 11/21/2011 1:11:23 P.M. Central Standard Time, john.norga...@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu writes: So Ed, you're saying that if a member is saved with nulls on STD, this could cause a problem? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: ISRPROF member is hosed
Most of the times I've seen this it's pilot error. What were you trying to do? Editing a profile member with nulls on std is a known profile killer. In a message dated 11/18/2011 5:34:31 P.M. Central Standard Time, john.norga...@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu writes: was a bug or a feature of ISPF -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: USS
wiki lists the following: World population: 6.8 billion Christianity: 1.9-2.1 billion Islam:1.5 billion Buddhism: 500 million-1.2 billion Hinduism: 900 million-1 billion _http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religious_populations_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_religious_populations) Doesn't say how many are z/OS? _World Religions_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Religions) World population 6.8 billion _[1]_ (http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/wpp2008_text_tables.pdf) _[2]_ (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html) Figure used by individual articles _Christianity_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity) 1.9 billion - 2.1 billion _[3]_ (http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html#Christianity) 29% - 32% _Christianity by country_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_by_country) _Islam_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam) 1.5 billion _[4]_ (http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=450) 19% - 23% _Islam by country_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_by_country) _Buddhism_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism) 500 million - 1.5 billion _[5]_ (http://www.religioustolerance.org/worldrel.htm) _[6]_ (http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/60490,people,news,dalai-lama-joins-ashton-kutcher-and-stephen-fry-on-twitter ) _[7]_ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/vietnamese/forum/story/2008/03/080323_tibet_analysis.shtml) _[8]_ (http://www.nrn.org.np/speeches/rmshakya.html) 7% - 23% _Buddhism by country_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_by_country) _Hinduism_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism) 900 million - 1 billion _[9]_ (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html) _[10]_ (http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html) 14% _Hinduism by country_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_by_country) Total 4.65 billion - 6 billion 68% - 90% _World Religions_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Religions) World population 6.8 billion _[1]_ (http://www.un.org/esa/population/publications/wpp2008/wpp2008_text_tables.pdf) _[2]_ (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/xx.html) Figure used by individual articles _Christianity_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity) 1.9 billion - 2.1 billion _[3]_ (http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html#Christianity) 29% - 32% _Christianity by country_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christianity_by_country) _Islam_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam) 1.5 billion _[4]_ (http://pewforum.org/docs/?DocID=450) 19% - 23% _Islam by country_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Islam_by_country) _Buddhism_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism) 500 million - 1.5 billion _[5]_ (http://www.religioustolerance.org/worldrel.htm) _[6]_ (http://www.thefirstpost.co.uk/60490,people,news,dalai-lama-joins-ashton-kutcher-and-stephen-fry-on-twitter ) _[7]_ (http://www.bbc.co.uk/vietnamese/forum/story/2008/03/080323_tibet_analysis.shtml) _[8]_ (http://www.nrn.org.np/speeches/rmshakya.html) 7% - 23% _Buddhism by country_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buddhism_by_country) _Hinduism_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism) 900 million - 1 billion _[9]_ (https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/in.html) _[10]_ (http://www.adherents.com/Religions_By_Adherents.html) 14% _Hinduism by country_ (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hinduism_by_country) Total 4.65 billion - 6 billion 68% - 90% In a message dated 11/18/2011 3:50:58 P.M. Central Standard Time, kbr...@netspace.net.au writes: Find me 1 billion people with the same religious belief -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SYNCSORT - No records message
Oooh, we had that during a sorority rush and the programmer put in something like 'Boogers Galore' and sure enough it got sorted and merged with all the others and was actually pledged by the program. The problem was that it kicked out a real person...anyway ended up doing it by hand. In a message dated 11/16/2011 5:26:30 P.M. Central Standard Time, william.geo...@ftb.ca.gov writes: a trailer record on all other files that do have data. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Bustech Virtual Tape Appliance
Guess I live in a theoretical world 'cause I sure been through a bunch of them. Maybe it's virtual...chuckle In a message dated 11/10/2011 4:57:02 P.M. Central Standard Time, r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl writes: he above is theory. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Bustech Virtual Tape Appliance
Just as note to self. VAR's/vendors, provide what's in the contract whether it be hardware support, software support, training, response time, MTBF, inventory levels and performance bonds. In an evaluation matrix you can use it to see which vendors match up with what the corporate needs. Good ones will point out real vs. perceived. IBM does assurance reviews(as do others) to help determine who's responsible and where are the weak spots. In a message dated 11/10/2011 3:04:08 P.M. Central Standard Time, jonathan.goos...@assurant.com writes: the vendor helped find the things we missed -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: [DB2 z/OS] USER CATALOG - Rules of Thumb and best practices
Part of it is nomenclature. DB/2 catalog vs MVS catalog. I put each DB/2 catalog in a separate UCAT. It's all part of the installation process for DB/2. Also specify SYSVOLs or SMS managed for tables and indices and matching SSI. Still want to buggy whip whomever picked DSN as DB/2 hlq! In a message dated 11/10/2011 1:24:26 P.M. Central Standard Time, wdri...@us.ibm.com writes: Now if you are referring to individual subsystems, I would recommend that you have at least one user catalog per DB2 subsystem or DSG, or at a minimum that you don't define the aliases for development and production in the same user catalog. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: IODF Mis-Cataloged
Right if LOADxx points to somewhere in the vicinity.
But to answer the question ==>listc ent('hlq') should give the answer
In a message dated 11/8/2011 7:45:14 P.M. Central Standard Time,
steve.hor...@gmail.com writes:
Does it matter if it's cataloged? You can still IPL from an uncataloged
iodf dataset.
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Re: Service Request
Agreed. Maybe it stems from the complaints of long weekend outages where customers were trying to do upgrades. In a message dated 11/8/2011 4:50:50 P.M. Central Standard Time, jo.skip.robin...@sce.com writes: Still say it's an odd time... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Service Request
"It's 5 o'clock somewhere..." In a message dated 11/8/2011 4:05:30 P.M. Central Standard Time, jo.skip.robin...@sce.com writes: Tuesday midday seems like a peculiar time for an update of this magnitude... -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Bustech Virtual Tape Appliance
Don't they have a Support Center? In a message dated 11/8/2011 2:43:53 P.M. Central Standard Time, john.mck...@healthmarkets.com writes: about Bustech. Does it emulate a VTS or a manual tape system? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Scanning JES3 JCL
Think I've still got my Summa cum JES button(#589 at MXG.com). In a message dated 11/3/2011 5:39:37 P.M. Central Daylight Time, l...@garlic.com writes: all the features of JES2 & JES3, that customers couldn't live w/o, combined in single product. Never got past that stage -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SLightly O/T Perl
The real nerds had a 'duck hunter game' that ran on the O-scope. Even had a retriever that would come pick up your bounty. In a message dated 11/2/2011 5:08:27 P.M. Central Daylight Time, k...@dovetail.com writes: So much for my patent application :-) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: SLightly O/T Perl
Early on(mid sixties) there was a 'Blue Fortran'(not IBM) that cursed diagnostics at you then would printout a 'one finger salute' at the end. It was humorous for awhile... In a message dated 11/2/2011 3:56:54 P.M. Central Daylight Time, allan.stal...@kbmg.com writes: Sorry, you are an idiot. Compilation aborted." -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Batch COBOL as a Consumer of Web Services
Depending on which way you go a specialty engine(ZaaP/Ziip) may be a bargain. In a message dated 11/1/2011 4:17:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, k...@dovetail.com writes: a couple of WS calls, it may not make sense. For long running COBOL jobs that make many calls, you can start a JVM and then reuse it so that the performance may be more than acceptable. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Our community strengths
I'd vote for the latter. Maybe the new CEO will set us straight. _http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/IBM-Names-Virginia-Rometty-as-Ne w-CEO-635855/_ (http://www.eweek.com/c/a/IT-Infrastructure/IBM-Names-Virginia-Rometty-as-New-CEO-635855/) In a message dated 10/25/2011 9:36:15 P.M. Central Daylight Time, st...@trainersfriend.com writes: don't seem to care about it: they are either hopelessly lost or they have a future plan that does not include z/OS. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Help with Tape Hardware Issue TS3500
Drive, output bin, floor? In a message dated 10/18/2011 3:02:28 P.M. Central Daylight Time, stars...@mindspring.com writes: And the only thing I know the vendor did was run an inventory and bring the A0B drive back online. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Chaos feared after UNIX time-zone database if nuked
Thanks for getting us back on track. We used to drift to old hardware and
microfiche. Now we drift to polymorphism...sign of the times
In a message dated 10/17/2011 9:42:04 A.M. Central Daylight Time,
l...@garlic.com writes:
a couple references ("internet time zone database")
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Re: Redbook d/l issue
I use _www.redbooks.ibm.com_ (http://www.redbooks.ibm.com) tried AOL 9.6,FireFox and IE8 all seemed to work OK and was able to get the .pdf for Adobe Reader 9 or open with html for DB/2 v10 with ssl. In a message dated 10/13/2011 3:11:26 P.M. Central Daylight Time, linda.lst...@comcast.net writes: Could you do me a favor and post the link? If the one that worked for you won't for me, then it's likely my workstation. What browser and version of Reader are you using? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Sad News: [IP] Dennis Ritchie dies
Yuck base64 utf-8 strikes again. Don't remember this before last upgrade. Jan 17,2011? In a message dated 10/12/2011 9:12:31 P.M. Central Daylight Time, dbo...@sinenomine.net writes: DQpCZWdpbiBmb3J3YXJkZWQgbWVzc2FnZToNCkZyb206IFRpbSBGaW5pbiBEYXRlOiBPY3RvYmVy -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: DSLIST-like output for Non-VSAM Files in Batch
Or run ISPF in batch? The hard part is where to put the delimiters... In a message dated 10/10/2011 7:48:13 P.M. Central Daylight Time, stars...@mindspring.com writes: You can roll your own with LISTDSI or -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
Re: Fairwell to a Friend
I had a similar thought. If an obituary shows up in US or Canada we can use obituaries.com to post remembrances or condolences. I searched for French obituaries and Saint-Flour. Evidently this a leg of the Tour de France and gave up after about ten pages of scrolling. Found an old reference at the Palmetto Bay, FL address on myspace but it hasn't been updated in a while. In a message dated 10/9/2011 6:34:15 P.M. Central Daylight Time, cfmpub...@ns.sympatico.ca writes: Can someone collect these tributes and forward them to his family? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
