Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Reading a scratch tape

2024-02-11 Thread Seymour J Metz
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List on behalf of Paul Gilmartin <042bfe9c879d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Sunday, February 11, 2024 9:55 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Reading a scratch tape On Sun, 11 Feb 2024 13:44:16 +, Sey

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Reading a scratch tape

2024-02-11 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Sun, 11 Feb 2024 13:44:16 +, Seymour J Metz wrote: >EXEC2 didn't exist in 1971. > But later, could EXEC2 read a PDSE? > >From: Seymour J Metz >Sent: Saturday, February 10, 2024 8:09 PM > >I would assume that it's difficult or impossible with PDSE,

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Reading a scratch tape

2024-02-11 Thread Seymour J Metz
-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Reading a scratch tape I would assume that it's difficult or impossible with PDSE, but that there is less need in PDSE2, due to generations. -- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 עַם יִשְׂרָאֵל חַי נֵ֣צַח יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹ֥א

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Reading a scratch tape

2024-02-10 Thread Seymour J Metz
Discussion List on behalf of Paul Gilmartin <042bfe9c879d-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> Sent: Friday, February 9, 2024 6:46 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Reading a scratch tape On Thu, 8 Feb 2024 22:41:03 +, Pommier, Rex wrote: > >Actually, it doe

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Reading a scratch tape

2024-02-09 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 8 Feb 2024 22:41:03 +, Pommier, Rex wrote: > >Actually, it does make sense (at least to me) to have this threshold set. >We've gone back more than once to rescue a developer or support person who >inadvertently scratched a tape the day before and we were able to recover it >for

Re: [EXTERNAL] Re: Reading a scratch tape

2024-02-08 Thread Pommier, Rex
. Without the expire hold, as soon as the tape is scratch, the data is gone. Rex -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Thursday, February 8, 2024 4:19 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: [EXTERNAL] Re: Reading a scratch t