Presuming Johns automation is (still) on the blink, I'll forward this back.
In no way was my comment directed personally at Jim - or any of the other IBM (vendor) contributors. All are valuable and valued - on this list as well as others. John, being more erudite than I, obviously found a way to mis-interpret my (apparently misguided) attempt at humour. Shane ... Begin forwarded message: Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2011 10:44:56 -0500 From: John Gilmore <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main Subject: Re: Conditional assembly for COBOL? Jim Mulder wrote | I don't know of any conditions under which you should be | contemplating using the ESEA instruction. ESEA is intended | for use by the operating system. Shane's riposte about IBM attempting to herd cats was apposite and even, locally, deserved; but it is not a good global characterization of Jim Mulder's contributions here. On balance over the years they have, I think, been concretely helpful and neither patronizing nor dogmatic. John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA
