In a recent note, "Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)" said: > Date: Sun, 18 Feb 2007 13:40:13 -0500 > > >It might help if the installation process prompted for an E-mail > >address of contact to notify automatically prior to expiry. Less > >help on z/OS than on other systems, because z/OS has less consistent > >a protocol for sending E-mail than most other systems. > > The flip side is that the support personnel at most z/OS shops have > TSO userids, so you can send notifications through the standard TSO/E > services. > But the distribution list for such warnings might ideally include Accounts Payable personnel who can't even spell "TSO".
Electronic communication should be regarded as a utility, like telephone service, where interoperation is essential. If the multitude of cellular telephone services can (mostly) interoperate with each other and with land-based providers, why can't the "standard" (a standard with only one participant?) TSO/E services interoperate with RFC *821/*822? -- gil -- StorageTek INFORMATION made POWERFUL ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
