I guess I just don't understand all this fracas about TSM's web interfaces.
The old (pre-5.3) browser interface was barely adequate; it worked after a fashion, but had some incredibly annoying default behaviors, and finding some commands were frustrating. And why in heaven's name would I want to use the 5.3 browser interface? Shall I go through the list? expensive (in terms of resources) slow lacking in functionalilty designed to be minimally usable slow (This should be listed twice.) The theory that the ISC will be the "pane of glass" for multiple IBM software packages is attractive, but will not make a dime's difference for 90% of TSM sites for the foreseeable future. As it stands now, all IBM software that uses an ISC must have its own ISC instance. I've been a command-line advocate for years. Simple, easy to use, and obviously designed to separate the professionals from the wanna-bes. Granted, there are some skill sets necessary to make the CLI usable, like being able to type and knowing the TSM command set decently well. But if you're a TSM administrator, you'd best have those skill sets anyway. (Never did understand why anyone would hire an administrator that cannot touch type 50+ wps.) If all of the current GUI-type interfaces disappeared tonight, I wouldn't lose a moment's sleep about it. If someone manages to design a fast, intuitive, easy-to-use, useful browser interface, I'd be the first to applaud. Hell, I'd be the first to pony up myself to buy one. (And, before the existing interfaces' advocates/salesfolk-in-disguise pipe up, NO, your interface isn't what I described above.) -- Mark Stapleton ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) US Bank MR Backup and Recovery Management Office 262.790.3190 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Electronic Privacy Notice. This e-mail, and any attachments, contains information that is, or may be, covered by electronic communications privacy laws, and is also confidential and proprietary in nature. If you are not the intended recipient, please be advised that you are legally prohibited from retaining, using, copying, distributing, or otherwise disclosing this information in any manner. Instead, please reply to the sender that you have received this communication in error, and then immediately delete it. Thank you in advance for your cooperation. ==============================================================================