Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-24 Thread Edward Jaffe
Chase, John wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Zelden On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:21:21 -0600, Jackson, Robin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Give the product marketed by Macro4 called TUBES a try. Which has been reincarnated now by IBM

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-21 Thread Patrick O'Keefe
On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:25:23 -0600, Chase, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark T. Regan, K8MTR The problem with using multiple emulator sessions is that if you lose your network connection to the mainframe, you also

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-21 Thread Dave Barry
-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager? What's really interesting is that IBM chose ISM as their strategic product over SuperSession after the purchase of Candle. I'll never be able to figure that one out as IMHO SuperSession is (still) a far superior product

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-21 Thread Timothy Sipples
IBM has three session managers, yes. IBM prefers you look at Session Manager for z/OS first since it's the strategic one: http://www.ibm.com/software/htp/cics/smanag/ Version 2.1 was introduced this past September, so it's worth a fresh look if your knowledge is pre-2.1. (One major plus for me

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-21 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark T. Regan, K8MTR The problem with using multiple emulator sessions is that if you lose your network connection to the mainframe, you also lose all your tn3270 sessions too. By logging on to the mainframe

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-21 Thread Binyamin Dissen
On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:25:23 -0600 Chase, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: : -Original Message- : From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark T. Regan, K8MTR : The problem with using multiple emulator sessions is that if : you lose your network connection to the mainframe, you

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-21 Thread Mark Zelden
On Thu, 21 Feb 2008 07:25:23 -0600, Chase, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: While YMMV, I believe the risk of network connection loss is sufficiently low that I remain a fan of multiple session windows. I typically have six or seven session windows open concurrently. Since I am logged onto TSO

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-21 Thread Chris Bowen
snip Give the product marketed by Macro4 called TUBES a try. Which has been reincarnated now by IBM as ISM (IBM Session Manager). /snip From use of the word reincarnated please don't get the impression that Tubes is defunct - Tubes continues to be maintained and enhanced. Chris Bowen (Not

Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-20 Thread Todd Blandford
Hello listers - Has anyone had any experience (good or bad) with replacing the CA's TPX with a different session manager? Thank you. Todd Blandford -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-20 Thread Staller, Allan
Candle Supersession (or whatever IBM has renamed it to now) was pretty good. There is also another product (SWITCH?) the does the same. snip Has anyone had any experience (good or bad) with replacing the CA's TPX with a different session manager? /snip

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-20 Thread Hal Merritt
Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd Blandford Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:31 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager? Hello listers - Has anyone had any experience (good or bad) with replacing the CA's TPX

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-20 Thread Jackson, Robin
Give the product marketed by Macro4 called TUBES a try. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Todd Blandford Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 12:31 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-20 Thread Crabtree, Mark
: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager? Hello listers - Has anyone had any experience (good or bad) with replacing the CA's TPX with a different session manager? Thank you. Todd Blandford -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-20 Thread Ron Wells
MacKinney---VTAM Switch Depends on what you need...just a simple session manger? then this will do it -- Email Disclaimer This E-mail contains confidential information belonging to the sender, which may be legally

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-20 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:21:21 -0600, Jackson, Robin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Give the product marketed by Macro4 called TUBES a try. Which has been reincarnated now by IBM as ISM (IBM Session Manager). Check the archives... there is an extensive list of session managers. Mark -- Mark Zelden

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-20 Thread R.S.
Todd Blandford wrote: Hello listers - Has anyone had any experience (good or bad) with replacing the CA's TPX with a different session manager? Multiple icons on your PC desktop? Works like a charm. -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland -- BRE Bank SA ul. Senatorska 18 00-950 Warszawa

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-20 Thread Chase, John
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Zelden On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:21:21 -0600, Jackson, Robin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Give the product marketed by Macro4 called TUBES a try. Which has been reincarnated now by IBM as ISM (IBM Session

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-20 Thread Mark T. Regan, K8MTR
: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager? We use (ug!) Windows and a suitable (supports TLS/SSL) TN3270 emulator. Works great, users love it, minimal cost, minimal user training. The only minuses are users having to log on many times and users closing windows without logging off. Modern

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-20 Thread Mark Zelden
On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 15:19:16 -0600, Chase, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Mark Zelden On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:21:21 -0600, Jackson, Robin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Give the product marketed by Macro4 called TUBES a

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-20 Thread Ted MacNEIL
Why are you still using a session manager? A lot of green screens? The number of green screens has nothing to do with it, as far as I'm concerned. We use them with TN3270 sessions for one major reason -- single sign on. - Too busy driving to stop for gas!

Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager?

2008-02-20 Thread Thompson, Steve
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Binyamin Dissen Sent: Wednesday, February 20, 2008 1:32 PM To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Replacement for CA - TPX - Session Manager? On Wed, 20 Feb 2008 12:30:44 -0600 Todd Blandford