? it is common for spammers to send using bogus addresses in
the reverse path and in the header. If your have a sample of the spam
in question, look at the Received header fields to see whether it was
actually sent by yahoo.
Note: I'm not denying that yahoo has security and spam issues, just
noting
I have been told my email account has been hacked and email was sent using it.
I apologize and will once again change my password.
Ed
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I apologize.
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On 9/28/2011 1:52 AM, Ed Gould wrote:
All, I have been advised my email account has been hacked.
I apologize.
Unfortunately, this won't change a thing.
The originator of an e-mail address is no more valid as a method of
authentication than the return address at the back of a snail-mail
Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote:
What are you using to do tracing, if I may ask, please?
I'm using a modified version of BWwhois[1] to do lookups. I've also got a RYO
utility[2] that scans the entire e-mail and looks up all of the relevant names
and addresses for use in reporting the spam.
[1
snip---
Q: How many personal injury attorneys does it take to change a light bulb?
A: Three–one to turn the bulb, one to shake him off the ladder, and the third
to sue the ladder company.
My ISP just harvested some junk (supposedly) from John G - a vacation reply.
Never had similar (from John).
Let's hope he hasn't been using Internet Cafe(s) in B#283;ij#299;ng.
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Shane Ginnane wrote:
Sorry - that would be Beijing in plain text.
For three and half nanoseconds I was thinking you're trying mixing English and
Mandarin languages... :-)
Groete / Greetings
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Shane Ginnane wrote:
My ISP just harvested some junk (supposedly) from John G - a vacation reply.
I also got that one too. That one came from 'snt0-omc4-s4.snt0.hotmail.com'
located in USA despite trying to fake a msn address.
Hmm, I need a vacation from all those spam, spam and more spam
to care, we're Congress.
(S877: The Shut up and Eat Your spam act of 2003)
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Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote:
The legitimate messages also went through hotmail. However, compare the
originating IP addresses; [108.20.159.218] is verizon while [65.55.90.239] is
microsoft.
Before I posted, I have traced only that domain name ending with hotmail. I
initially did not bother
] that scans the entire e-mail and looks up all of
the relevant names and addresses for use in reporting the spam.
[1] The unmodified version is at http://whois.bw.org/
[2] The stable version is at
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to
the group there is a high probability those with an email address
of @comcast.net will reject the email.
Verio has spam issues; I don't see blocking NTT as being
overambitious. You should be able to send from a different network.
I wonder how many valid emails are not getting through because
of false
In aanlktinpdwgfgumjbvlpseb5uovjghuv9irrx_suu...@mail.gmail.com, on
01/18/2011
at 10:48 AM, Mike Schwab mike.a.sch...@gmail.com said:
Yep. I signed up for a topica.com email group.
They have issues.
I bet the people marking it as spame has signed
up for the list then marked an email as spam
was not getting
email from their site. They said they were sending 92% spam messages
and were blacklisted. I bet the people marking it as spame has signed
up for the list then marked an email as spam. I know I see about 1%
of non-spam messages in the spam folder, yet I have to keep telling
people
community.
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In
b282be35b5a4494894d4ecfba2bf7847180c7f0...@xch-nw-17v.nw.nos.boeing.com,
on 01/15/2011
at 05:45 PM, Schwarz, Barry A barry.a.schw...@boeing.com said:
What happened to the common and effective advice - If you receive
spam, hit delete and move on.
To every complex question
On 1/17/2011 8:49 AM, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote:
In
b282be35b5a4494894d4ecfba2bf7847180c7f0...@xch-nw-17v.nw.nos.boeing.com,
on 01/15/2011
at 05:45 PM, Schwarz, Barry Abarry.a.schw...@boeing.com said:
What happened to the common and effective advice - If you receive
spam, hit delete
I wonder how many valid emails are not getting through
because of false-positive results in some spam sensing
algorithm.
I have always wondered the same thing since a time when our service provider
started using a metric of percentage of messages filtered by the spam filter(s)
as an indication
On Tue, Jan 18, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Ted MacNEIL eamacn...@yahoo.ca wrote:
I wonder how many valid emails are not getting through
because of false-positive results in some spam sensing
algorithm.
I have always wondered the same thing since a time when our service provider
started using a metric
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Shane Ginnane ibm-m...@tpg.com.au wrote in message
news:1294994009.4d300a5943...@postoffice.tpg.com.au...
Any/every-one else getting spammed by recoveryknowledge ?.
Must have been done as a
this spam-mail for good.
Now just let things straight. I'm NOT into buying or hiring software and
hardware.
I'm just a lowly programmer. Nothing more.
And hyper allergic to spammers too... ;-D
But actually, because I'm the only one active on IBM-MAIN - I'm actually
luring spammers away from my
On 1/15/2011 1:28 PM, Elardus Engelbrecht wrote:
Persons here in IBM-MAIN post regurlarly about training, upcoming events and
products. I tolerate them because they are honest and offering ideas and
advices here.
Not to mention that they first ask permission to post blatant ads!
Gerhard
Not to mention that they first ask permission to post blatant ads!
Not all!
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But there are a lot less ads than this apparently interminable discussion about
an email that many of us never saw but get to relive vicariously through many
people's need to vent on this list.
What happened to the common and effective advice - If you receive spam, hit
delete and move
Any/every-one else getting spammed by recoveryknowledge ?.
Must have been done as a harvesting of the list as both addresses I use to
post have been hit. No way I would have signed up (twice) for DB2 paraphernalia.
Probably seen it before and just trashed it.
Shane Ginnane ibm-m...@tpg.com.au wrote in message
news:1294994009.4d300a5943...@postoffice.tpg.com.au...
Any/every-one else getting spammed by recoveryknowledge ?.
Must have been done as a harvesting of the list as both addresses I
use to
post have been hit. No way I would have signed up
@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf
Of Shane Ginnane
Sent: Friday, 14 January 2011 7:33 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Subject: List spam
Any/every-one else getting spammed by recoveryknowledge ?.
Must have been done as a harvesting of the list as both addresses I use to
post have been hit. No way I would have signed
Shane Ginnane wrote:
Any/every-one else getting spammed by recoveryknowledge ?.
Yes. And I wasted precious seconds to review that thing in my Junk folder and
delete it.
Only 5 and half seconds of my life were wasted to get rid of this bored
spammer! ;-D
It took me a half minute to write
Vernooij, CP wrote:
I hope they respect my unsubscribe.
Perhaps not. Your address are now probably marked as 'live' and you will be
spammed properly...
Groete / Greetings
Elardus Engelbrecht
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On 1/14/2011 1:33 AM, Shane Ginnane wrote:
Any/every-one else getting spammed by recoveryknowledge ?.
Must have been done as a harvesting of the list as both addresses I use to
post have been hit. No way I would have signed up (twice) for DB2 paraphernalia.
Probably seen it before and just
I would not consider a rare work related email as a spam attack.
Most firms that seek new clients engage in some form of targeted advertising.
There are a few things that seperate the email from Recovery Knowelage from
spam.
1. Appears to to a rare event.
2. It is targeted and directed
lives
It is wise to keep in mind that neither
success nor failure is ever final...
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From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of
Avram Friedman
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 9:51 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Subject: Re: List spam
I
Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf
Of Avram Friedman
Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 9:51 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Subject: Re: List spam
I would not consider a rare work related email as a spam attack.
Most firms that seek new clients engage in some form of targeted
---snip--
Any/every-one else getting spammed by recoveryknowledge ?. Must have
been done as a harvesting of the list as both addresses I use to post
have been hit. No way I would have signed up (twice) for DB2
paraphernalia.
: Friday, January 14, 2011 10:26 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Subject: Re: List spam
Stan, I agree.
There are always some grey areas (or grey persons, who besides plugging their
training company also provide useful contributions ;-)). However this is
indiscriminate spanning to z/OS customers
Shane Ginnane wrote:
Any/every-one else getting spammed by recoveryknowledge ?.
Yes, but I found it mildly amusing...
Hello Deer
Recovery Knowledge an IBM Business Partner is offering an unbelievable
(No License Charge) discount on all our DB2 Automated Tools to IX Netcom.
Bob
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Sent: Friday, January 14, 2011 11:05:24 AM
Subject: Re: List spam
I would go so far as to say I wouldn't rule a company like this out but I
still take some exception to the back door method used to send out their
message, after getting their email list (I'm sure
In listserv%201101140850499626.0...@bama.ua.edu, on 01/14/2011
at 08:50 AM, Avram Friedman ibmsysp...@geek-sites.com said:
Most firms that seek new clients engage in some form of targeted
advertising.
Spam is a good way to lose potential business.
There are a few things that seperate
On 14 January 2011 15:15, Linda Mooney linda.lst...@comcast.net wrote:
Well, I would rule them out, not because they obviously harvested this list
- but because they lied by claiming that I had subscribed. T he email
address I use for this list is ONLY used for that purpose, never
SFI (www.streamfoundry.com) has done 3 TSA migrations in the last six months.
We can help.
Marc
heiml...@streamfoundry.com
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From: Andreas Steinberg
Sender: IBM-MAIN
To: IBM-MAIN
ReplyTo: IBM-MAIN
Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: CA-OPS/MVS to IBM's System Automation?
Sent
in the last six
months. We can help.
Marc
heiml...@streamfoundry.com
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From: Andreas Steinberg
Sender: IBM-MAIN
To: IBM-MAIN
ReplyTo: IBM-MAIN
Subject: SPAM-LOW: Re: CA-OPS/MVS to IBM's System Automation?
Sent: Oct 22, 2010 3:46 AM
John,
we did it 5 years ago with a lot
Serious topic yaw here. Koyma was / is more famous..
= better yet, to Vorkuta (or did they dismantle that place after 1989?)
=
= /s/ tuco bonno;
= Graduate, College of Conflict Management;
= University of SouthEast Asia;
= I partied on the Ho Chi Minh Trail - tiến lên !!
=
=
=
=Too
Apologies for the spam, folks, my Gmail got compromised, its back to
business now, but I cannot promise your addresses did not get harvested as
well.
I'm pretty disturbed about it, and quite upset as well.. mainly because it
spammed email addresses from family members who are no longer with us
Mugzach
Sent: Thursday, 29 July 2010 9:49 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Subject: ***SPAM*** Re: easy access to the current cpu-peak-time status or
cpu load
This invoice factor is a number that is caluleted reading milions of SMF
recods. Why don't you just keep this number in your product DB ad let
.
Cheers, Paul Gillis
-Original Message-
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:ibm-m...@bama.ua.edu] On
Behalf Of Itschak Mugzach
Sent: Thursday, 29 July 2010 9:49 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Subject: ***SPAM*** Re: easy access to the current cpu-peak-time status
Making an OT thread even more OT, that reminds me of something I read just
yesterday -- the case of the 500-mile email:
http://www.ibiblio.org/harris/500milemail.html
It's an interesting tale if you're into problem-solving.
Jon
snip
Faking an email address is fairly simple. Well, at least
Anyone else get spam from ittrader ?.
Just wondering if my address was harvested from here.
Shane ...
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Shane wrote:
Anyone else get spam from ittrader ?.
Just wondering if my address was harvested from here.
Shane ...
I got one, but I'm on several lists, so it's hard to
tell where it came from. Anyway, 'Delete' works fast.
Kind regards,
-Steve Comstock
The Trainer's Friend, Inc.
303-393
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From: Shane ibm-m...@tpg.com.au
To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Sent: Tue, Jun 30, 2009 2:20 pm
Subject: spam
Anyone else get spam from ittrader ?.
Just wondering if my address was harvested from here.
Shane
Shane wrote:
Anyone else get spam from ittrader ?.
Just wondering if my address was harvested from here.
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I didn't get it.
MA
On Tue, Jun 30, 2009 at 12:33 PM, Rick Fochtman rfocht...@ync.net wrote:
Shane wrote:
Anyone else get spam from ittrader ?.
Just wondering if my address was harvested from here.
Shane ...
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-Original Message-
From: Clark Morris [mailto:cfmpub...@ns.sympatico.ca]
Sent: Monday, May 04, 2009 8:47 PM
To: Wagner, Leslie
Subject: [From Vwall: Suspected SPAM]: Your
yazdi
Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2009 10:42 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu
Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] SPAM Re: Is Xrc a reasonable solution
between
two databases created separately(in DB2)?
Ron I don't know about PRDF but Progagator does put a load on the source
CPU
which isn't desirable
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Subject: SPAM Re: Is Xrc a reasonable solution between two databases
created separately(in DB2)?
Sanaz,
From what I read of your intent you may be better of using DB2 Data
Propagator from IBM, or RRDF from ENET Corp.
These products are working with the Database rather than
Pinnacle wrote:
[...]
Bastids. This is bad news for PWD/FLEX suckers. IBM's next red herring
for developers will be a PSI box which we will all stumble over
ourselves buying, only to have it obsoleted three years later (see R390,
P390, Integrated Server, MP3000, FLEX, etc.). They'll be sure
On 7/3/08, R.S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I disagree. Real competition is second hand market. You can buy small z/800
almost for peanuts (few k$, less than FLEX). It's definitely not obsoleted.
You can run any version of supported OSes, including future z/OS 1.10.
There are HW features
Jim McAlpine wrote:
On 7/3/08, R.S. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
I disagree. Real competition is second hand market. You can buy small z/800
almost for peanuts (few k$, less than FLEX). It's definitely not obsoleted.
You can run any version of supported OSes, including future z/OS 1.10.
There are
Skip this if off-subject stuff irritates you...just some Friday war stories.
Speaking of vibration testing...I remember back sometime in the 1970's we
had an intermittent storage director.
After a few SEV1 failures IBM would auto-escalate the support issue to page
somebody
and another guy in
snip---
But Rick,
do your users all reside in different time zones like mine do???
Isn't amazing how much railroad schedules and saving daylight make our lives
so difficult at times.
Decisions, decisions!
--snip---
I tried to run the ´sample´ IBM password copy utility (PWDCOPY on the
IBM RACF website) on z/OS 1.7 and
z/OS 1.8. The tool runs without errors, but the copied password could
not be used. Has anyone recently used this tool? Or has someone used
an
-snip---
We have a similar issue in our shop. The midrange area wants tapeless. the
Mainframe side TAPE.
We have a VTS and ATL. We use the product DRVI to stack the VTS Tape backups
to an real tape and ship it offsite for DR purposes. Tape is cheap.
-snip
I haven't been following this but has anyone suggested setting up a CTC
between the LPAR's. The connection is setup over Escon channels.
---unsnip
That will make a very reasonable physical connection; the next step is
Rick Fochtman wrote:
That will make a very reasonable physical connection; the next step is
to configure software to actually use it. :-)
I vote for a NJE connection, with routing JECL where appropriate. It's
a LOT less prone to error than trying to do spool OFFLOAD and LOAD.
The OP
In a message dated 3/8/2008 11:03:41 A.M. Central Standard Time, r
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
vote for a NJE connection, with routing JECL where appropriate. It's a
LOT less prone to error than trying to do spool OFFLOAD and LOAD.
Shared spool may be out for valid reasons.
Guess if all
On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 09:21:53 -0800, Edward Jaffe
The OP indicates that he already has TCP/IP connectivity between all
LPARs and FTP servers running on each. Therefore, the JES FTP interface
should be available without any additional configuration. (Though I
would highly recommend specifying
On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 12:45:28 EST, Ed Finnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Guess if all you got is PFCSKs DEST='IP:ipaddr' might suffice w/o NJE
quote JCL Reference
DEST=destination
The destination subparameter for JES2 is one of the following:
LOCAL|ANYLOCAL
'IP:ipaddr'
name
| Nn
|
Gilbert Cardenas wrote:
On Sat, 8 Mar 2008 12:45:28 EST, Ed Finnell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Guess if all you got is PFCSKs DEST='IP:ipaddr' might suffice w/o NJE
quote JCL Reference
DEST=destination
The destination subparameter for JES2 is one of the following:
LOCAL|ANYLOCAL
'IP:ipaddr'
Setting up NJE really isn't that difficult. I can send you a short set of
directions for how to set it up if you want. If your systems are both on
the same physical processor (2 LPARs), and if it's a z-series box with an
OSA/e or similar, it's even easier.
I would bet that your systems people
snip--
Why am I seeing APARs for coexistence or toleration with z/OS 1.10
that go back to z/OS 1.6 (which is already past EOS)? I am seeing them
via ASAP notification. I saw one for WLM today and I know I saw one for
sysplex join as soon as z/OS 1.10
-snip-
Handout hogs still roam from room to room grabbing handouts, making it
hard to have enough for the people who actually stay and listen.
Why? Either they are too lazy to download a pdf (or thee won't be
one). ...
... ... I
---snip
I am curious about the unintended affect of OA20749. Do you know if it
in general remove the restriction of non-SMS VSAM being limited to 4GB?
--unsnip--
I would tend to doubt that. A PAGE file more closely resembles a
-snip--
Why not also allow the EXreg instruction to execute UP TO 8 bytes worth of
the register contents? In other words, if you have less than 6 byte
instructions to execute (say a 2-byte plus a 6-byte instruction) why not allow
BOTH of them to
snip-
Please, somebody can help me with this: i tried to use the ICHDSM00 program
using SYS1.BRODCAST library, then using a DSMON sentences to get RACF report.
so, i get an abend S013 when jcl fails; what are the main reason for this abend?
Rick Fochtman wrote:
Let's all quit trying to second-guess IBM and instead just wait a
while. I'm certain that there will be additional upgrades as the z/10
goes through evolution. Let's see what time brings us.
Customer dialog helps influence IBM's design and direction. If customers
always
-snip--
What I would love to see happen is that the handouts are on flash drives
or they could load the handouts on my flash drive so I can take notes
directly on my computer.
unsnip-
Or on CD-ROM or DVD. Then there would be two
-sniip
he guy who precipitated all this extra discussion was
trying to get the thread oriented to remembering that the key length
must be considered when determining how many blocks will fit on the
track.
That's part of it. There's also code
Edward Jaffe wrote:
Rick Fochtman wrote:
I can't say for sure what compression algorithm I'll use in the
updated ARCHIVER; overall performance and some of the technical
details will still need exploration but I've got some starting points
now.
Remember that there are high-performance,
--snip--
Has anyone ever encountered use of (or indeed had cause to use) the ACBUSER
field in a VSAM ACB?
Just curious.
--unsnip-
I've used it, in the distant past, to point to a VTAM terminal message
queue.
-snip--
RACF itself has practically all the functionality built-in that you are
looking for.
If I remember correctly,
- RACF Configuration options allow the retention of (x) previous passwords
within the RACF database.
- password syntax options (length,
Rick Fochtman wrote:
I can't say for sure what compression algorithm I'll use in the
updated ARCHIVER; overall performance and some of the technical
details will still need exploration but I've got some starting points now.
Remember that there are high-performance, hardware-assisted
---snip-
My advice in another message about letting the system do the checking
still stands.
---unsnip
I strongly agree.
Consider that a potential customer may WANT all the logging he can get,
possibly weeding out
---snip--
Virtual Storage Access Method - The Complete Source Book for VSAM File
Structures by Ronald K Ferguson.
Now out of box number 2. Mine hasn't got a signature, but it has a
coffee stain :-)
--unsnip--
You mean coffee was
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Binyamin Dissen
Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2008 9:06 AM
To: IBM-MAIN@BAMA.UA.EDU
Subject: SPAM from data21.com
It appears as a reward for posting regarding CA-TPX, I
received SPAM
It appears as a reward for posting regarding CA-TPX, I received SPAM from
data21.com trying to sell their product.
Gentlemen from data21.com - not a good idea to SPAM based on posts to this
list.
--
Binyamin Dissen [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.dissensoftware.com
Director, Dissen Software, Bar
snip--
It appears as a reward for posting regarding CA-TPX, I received SPAM from
data21.com trying to sell their product.
Gentlemen from data21.com - not a good idea to SPAM based on posts to this
list.
--unsnip
Many thanks to all who responded to my LZW query. I now have a plethora
of references available, thanks to many helpful responses both onlist
and offlist.
I can't say for sure what compression algorithm I'll use in the updated
ARCHIVER; overall performance and some of the technical details
don't have to care, we're Congress.
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---snip-
It's always best to consider the audience; I got into the habit of
referring to the 256-byte data portion of the actual record as the
directory block, ignoring the key and count portions, when talking to
application folks.
Doesn't that confuse
on
the options used.
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On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 11:06:13 -0600, Rick Fochtman wrote:
In the last shop I was in, all but one member of the application staff
considered it was beneath them to define their own PDS datasets.
They'd just send a request to systems staff, and management said we had
to do it, period.
I'd guess
In this case, an auditor would be your friend.
No. A compliance officer.
SME: Sets standards with help from compliance.
Auditor: Reports on how much/little is complied with.
Compliance: Enforces standards and ensures deviations are rectified.
Auditors should have no enforcement authority.
-
snip--
In the last shop I was in, all but one member of the application staff
considered it was beneath them to define their own PDS datasets.
They'd just send a request to systems staff, and management said we had
to do it, period.
I'd guess
Your spam act of 2003)
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In a message dated 2/18/2008 10:09:09 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
OK, I'll bite. A PDS directory block has an 8-byte count area, an
8-byte key area, and a 256-byte data area.
Aha!
When is a directory block not 256 bytes long?
When 8 is not equal to 0.
--snip-
From what I've seen in looking at various bits and pieces of source
code, PL/S or its replacement(s) have been most heavily used in the MVS
code; not so much in OS/360, except SMP.
Do you count BSL as being PL/S? It was heavily used in OS/360,
---snip---
D/R is just not an option at 10K (or more) meters up.
The closest time I ever got to fly a plane was in the Caribbean
between islands. My knuckles were wrapped around a steering wheel so
tightly that my hands were white. The pilot was right
-snip---
OK, I'll bite. A PDS directory block has an 8-byte count area, an
8-byte key area, and a 256-byte data area.
Aha!
When is a directory block not 256 bytes long?
When 8 is not equal to 0. Which is why the number of directory
blocks
In a message dated 2/18/2008 11:18:35 A.M. Central Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I THINK the difference arises because of the key. While many of us tend
to ignore the key when referring to directory block, Seymour chooses NOT
to ignore this value.
I now see the source of the
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