Try this https://www.cbttape.org/uclamail/uclamail.htm

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> On Jul 10, 2025, at 7:23 PM, Mark S Waterbury 
> <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> Does anyone recall any details about "EXCHANGE" -- software originally 
> developed by UCLA for OS/360 MVT, and later ported to MVS.
> 
> This allowed message passing between regions or address spaces, using a 
> concept where one job would put a message up on a "shelf" (in CSE in MVS), 
> and the target job could periodically check that (named) "shelf" for any 
> messages.
> 
> It was loosely based on the idea of EXCP, with an EXCH macro for assembler 
> users, and also had a PL/1 CALL level interface (what today we call an "API".)
> 
> I can barely find any mention of "The EXCHANGE" from ULCA on the interweb.
> 
> Does anyone recall if this software was ever made available on any of the 
> SHARE tapes, e.g. for the OS/360 MVT or MVS projects, etc.?  Or elsewhere?
> 
> Thanks in advance.
> 
> All the best,
> 
> Mark S. Waterbury
> 
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