Re: Setting the writers right

2015-10-05 Thread Andy Higgins
All of us have to push back whenever we can OK, add me to your spam list, but I posted this in response to a story about the Secret Service's most recent transgressions (featuring a green screen): Rachel, I've been watching you on MSNBC since before you had your own show. When it comes to polit

Re: Setting the writers right

2015-09-28 Thread John McKown
On Mon, Sep 28, 2015 at 11:00 AM, Grinsell, Don wrote: > Scott, that's easy. They obviously want more money to modernize and they > needed an easy scapegoat. I'd like to know more about how COBOL is > inherently less secure than a modern language subject to the plague of > hacks that beset the

Re: Setting the writers right

2015-09-28 Thread Grinsell, Don
rame Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Scott Ford Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2015 4:23 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Setting the writers right Charles, I read the article, I said "what does COBOL have to

Re: Setting the writers right

2015-09-27 Thread Mike Schwab
At least no one suggests it was a hanging chad. On Sun, Sep 27, 2015 at 9:58 AM, Stevet wrote: > We still see mainframes associated with old reel tapes and card sorters!! Not > as bad as Manx but still. > > Annoys me enough to reply while in EU and paying for data by the MB. > > Sent from iPhone

Re: Setting the writers right

2015-09-27 Thread Stevet
We still see mainframes associated with old reel tapes and card sorters!! Not as bad as Manx but still. Annoys me enough to reply while in EU and paying for data by the MB. Sent from iPhone - small keyboard fat fingers - expect spellinf errots. > On Sep 27, 2015, at 2:43 PM, Charles Mills wr

Re: Setting the writers right

2015-09-27 Thread Charles Mills
nt: Sunday, September 27, 2015 1:54 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Setting the writers right Well that is what we call in the UK a load of BS. > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Charles M

Re: Setting the writers right

2015-09-27 Thread Vince Coen
PMhack Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 10:11 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Setting the writers right A recurring theme here the past couple of weeks has been t

Re: Setting the writers right

2015-09-26 Thread Clark Morris
ats federal agencies are experiencing, it's a >> significant vulnerability." >> >> -- http://fedtechmagazine.com/OPMhack >> >> Charles >> >> -Original Message- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >

Re: Setting the writers right

2015-09-26 Thread Anne & Lynn Wheeler
charl...@mcn.org (Charles Mills) writes: > "... the OPM is facing a huge problem with modernizing its security measures > and tactics because of one acronym: COBOL. The programming language that > rose to prominence in the 1960s is rampant throughout the OPM and with the > advanced persistent threa

Re: Setting the writers right

2015-09-26 Thread Scott Ford
Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > ] On Behalf Of Scott Ford > Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2015 3:23 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: Setting the writers right > > Charles, > > I read the article, I said "what does COBOL have to do

Re: Setting the writers right

2015-09-26 Thread Charles Mills
A.EDU] On Behalf Of Scott Ford Sent: Saturday, September 26, 2015 3:23 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Setting the writers right Charles, I read the article, I said "what does COBOL have to do with Security"? Scott On Saturday, September 26, 2015, Charles Mills wrote:

Re: Setting the writers right

2015-09-26 Thread Scott Ford
; -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > ] On > Behalf Of Charles Mills > Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 10:11 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Setting the writers right > > A recurring theme here the

Re: Setting the writers right

2015-09-26 Thread Charles Mills
t's a significant vulnerability." -- http://fedtechmagazine.com/OPMhack Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent: Friday, September 25, 2015 10:11 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Sett

Setting the writers right

2015-09-25 Thread Charles Mills
A recurring theme here the past couple of weeks has been the "head in the 1960's" writing about mainframes in news stories and now soap operas. Seriously, would it make sense for our community to put together a volunteer team (under the auspices of SHARE? Or ... ?) that would maintain a watch for