John and Gil,

I am not trying to argue with anyone or take this personally .......

Scott ford
www.identityforge.com
from my IPAD

'Infinite wisdom through infinite means'


On May 21, 2013, at 10:06 AM, John Gilmore <[email protected]> wrote:

> On 5/21/13, Scott Ford <[email protected]> wrote:
>> Gil,
>> 
>> You have your opinion and I have mine. Lets leave it at that.
>> 
>> Scott ford
>> www.identityforge.com
>> from my IPAD
>> 
>> 'Infinite wisdom through infinite means'
>> 
>> 
>> On May 21, 2013, at 9:22 AM, Paul Gilmartin <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>>> On Tue, 21 May 2013 01:03:33 -0400, Scott Ford wrote:
>>>> 
>>>> First of all, been around a block a few thousand times..it's
>>>> irresponsible from the standpoint of publishing how to do it. I wouldn't
>>>> do this or even consider doing it ...but that's me
>>> WTF!?  If there were a real threat it would be discussed by now in
>>> responsible channels such as US-CERT or DoHS or IBM integrity
>>> APARs.  Has there been any such notification?  (Of course, IBM
>>> wouldn't discuss it -- you'd have to open an SR and be told, "Known
>>> issue; please don't tell any one else.")
>>> 
>>> Walt Farrell has said here in this thread that the technique doesn't
>>> enable a programmer to do anything he couldn't do directly in the
>>> batch job.  I trust his expertise; nor do I believe he's throwing up a
>>> smoke screen (though I suspect him of doing so on a different
>>> topic three years ago).
>>> 
>>> An analogous situation:  Two weeks ago it was discussed here that
>>> when system administrators rely on the IKJEFF10 exit to enforce
>>> rules about batch jobs, it's ineffective; IKJEFF10 is not entered
>>> for jobs submitted via SYSOUT=(,INTRDR) and perhaps other
>>> channels.  I consider this a due caution to system administrators
>>> that they should not be depending on a flawed technique.  Do you,
>>> in contrast, deem it "irresponsible from the standpoint of publishing
>>> how to do it"?
>>> 
>>> And, e.g., even IBM's very open discussion of APAR OA30897 (GIYF)
>>> contains enough information that it it is implicitly "publishing how
>>> to do it".  I consider IBM's action in this matter highly responsible.
>>> 
>>>> Scott ford
>>>> www.identityforge.com
>>> Please don't forge my identity.
>>> 
>>> -- gil
>>> 
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