Regan
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Subject: Hyphens of mass destruction: When a clumsy finger meant the end for
hundreds of (mainframe) jobs . The Register
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On Mon, 11 Nov 2019 10:59:40 -0500, Steve Smith wrote:
>I'm not sure about JES2 interpreting a job number as negative. But the
>"convenient" wrap-around range feature did get an operator fired at my shop
>many years ago. He intended to purge 2 jobs: $PJ1234-1235, but prematurely
>hit enter after
I'm not sure about JES2 interpreting a job number as negative. But the
"convenient" wrap-around range feature did get an operator fired at my shop
many years ago. He intended to purge 2 jobs: $PJ1234-1235, but prematurely
hit enter after $PJ1234-123. Didn't make any noise until the supervisor &
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2019/11/11/who_me/
Regards,
Mark T. Regan, K8MTR
CTO1 USNR-Retired,
Nationwide Insurance, Retired
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