I vaguely understand why the hardware, TOD, clock is inviolate. That is, why a person cannot simply change it to a new value. However, unfortunately, this is becoming yet another "the mainframe is junk" argument. The UNIX and Windows servers are constantly adjusting their clocks using an SNTP server. The mainframe clock, set who knows when, is about 3 minutes "slow".
I guess my question is: Why does IBM and other software vendor depend on the TOD clock not changing "drastically" and never, ever, "going backwards"? How would you address this "complaint". Without spending any money (gilt, lucre, dinero, ...) -- John McKown Senior Systems Programmer HealthMarkets Keeping the Promise of Affordable Coverage Administrative Services Group Information Technology This message (including any attachments) contains confidential information intended for a specific individual and purpose, and its content is protected by law. If you are not the intended recipient, you should delete this message and are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, or distribution of this transmission, or taking any action based on it, is strictly prohibited. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
