In a recent note, Tony Harminc said: > Date: Mon, 27 Nov 2006 13:31:41 -0500 > > IBM maintains a registry of three-character prefixes for modules and > messages for both internal and vendor use. For example, my company Proginet > "owns" SLB; owns in the sense that IBM promises not to use it for some new > product or function next year. I'm not clear on what the name space for > these prefixes covers, but it is at least module and message prefixes, and > UNIX pathnames (e.g. we "own" /usr/lpp/slb....), SMP/E FMIDs and such. > Presumably it can be used for dataset qualifiers too. > "Presumably ... could" is a significant hedge compared to the OP's RACF concerns.
> I have no idea if IBM will provide a list of in-use registrations, but any > vendor (and maybe customer?) can register new ones or inquire about their > own. > Unless IBM supplies such a list, the OP's RACF concerns can not be addressed. Perhaps if IBM were to declare USRLPP as a data set name high level qalifier reserved for vendors, with the next qualifier as registered, there could be relief. But none for installation tapes unless SMP/E flexes to accommodate such a convention. -- 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
