Peter, Are you saying we are better off, using our IBM assigned message prefix ..which is MDI ...as part of our Token we use ?
Scott On Wed, Jun 28, 2017 at 7:47 AM Peter Relson <[email protected]> wrote: > >Yes, I agree, we use IDENTI... > > I would say that that is wholly unacceptable unless you own the prefix > IDE. If IBM creates a token that happens to collide then we may expect and > require you to change. Is that likely? No. Is it conceivable? Yes. Some > prefixes within the IBM range that had been appropriated by ISV's were > grandfathered for use by the "offender". That was quite a long time ago > now. I don't see that happening again since the process for an ISV to > obtain a prefix has also existed for a long time now. > > A protocol is only as good as those who follow it. The naming protocol has > served the platform well for 50-ish years. You should make an effort not > to break it. > > Peter Relson > z/OS Core Technology Design > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- Scott Ford IDMWORKS z/OS Development ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
