Clark, That's a great suggestion. I've forwarded a formal request to discuss it with IBM management at SHARE.
Best regards, Cheryl ====================== Cheryl Watson Watson & Walker, Inc. www.watsonwalker.com cell & text: 941-266-6609 ====================== On Jul 25, 2012, at 11:25 AM, Clark Morris wrote: > On 24 Jul 2012 14:43:08 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: > >> For your awareness (this information is provided in lots of other places, >> but I wanted to repeat it here): >> >> SMP/E Internet Service Retrieval and Shopz download servers will change >> hostname and public internet IP addresses on August 26, 2012. These IP >> address changes may require customer action. See >> http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=isg3T1018808 . > > Why should customers have to be aware of this? Can you see Microsoft > being able to deliver the similar functions to its users (including > me) if they did this sort of thing? IBM is relying on the fact that > its customers in the z area are paid to check this sort of thing. > However if this means updating network security to recognize the new > addresses, there can be problems. Frankly, changing the names and > addresses seems to be user surly. I realize that you are the > messenger and this is a (mis in my opinion)management issue but if > others agree with me, maybe this can be brought up at SHARE and other > venues. > > Clark Morris >> >> Thanks, >> Marna WALLE >> z/OS System Install >> IBM Poughkeepsie >> > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
