That is ok. I once had a senior manager ask me what was the difference between C.I.C.S. and kicks. With a smile, l told him they are one in the same. BTW, l am originally from the Northeastern U.S.Bill J.Sent from my Galaxy -------- Original message --------From: Charles Mills <[email protected]> Date: 5/7/21 12:42 (GMT-05:00) To: [email protected] Subject: Re: 3270 emulator / telnet with encryption When I moved Eastern to Western US many moons ago it seemed to me as if in the East I had always heard the acronyms spelled out: D-O-S, C-I-C-S; but that in the West I heard "doss" and "kicks."DASD is always pronounced, isn't it? Does anyone ever say D-A-S-D?Db2 on the other hand is always spelled. No one ever says "dub-two."Charles-----Original Message-----From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Chris HoelscherSent: Friday, May 7, 2021 9:13 AMTo: [email protected]: Re: 3270 emulator / telnet with encryptionOr, for that matter, is it C - I - C - S or KIX? (I use the former, but I know many use the latter)Chris HoelscherLead Sys DBA IBM Global Technical Services on assignmemt to Humana Inc.T 502.476.2538 or 502.407.7266Side subject - so how do you pronounce CPACF? I always say each letter, but some IBM crypto folks say C-Pack-F----------------------------------------------------------------------For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions,send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
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