I like a product that keeps on saying day after day that it will expire in 15 days. -;)
Kees. > -----Original Message----- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[email protected]] On > Behalf Of Phil Smith III > Sent: 23 October, 2017 4:22 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Stupid operator stories (was: Potential stupid question - MSUs) > > Interesting discussion, which evokes the following two true storiesT. > > > > Story 1: > > Many years ago, a friend walked into his data center and noticed a > message > on the system console: > > <backupproductname> will expire in 15 days! > > > > He pointed to it and asked the operator something probably starting with > "WTF"; operator's answer: "Oh, it always says that." > > > > "Um, no, just for the last 15 days." - and said operator was never heard > from again. > > > > Story 2: > > .although it's possible that he wound up at another site, where after a > forklift upgrade, they restarted VM/SP HPO and all the PROFS mail was > gone > (yeah, this was a while ago too). Sysprog looks at console, sees that > they > did a COLD start. He asks WTF; operator says "Well, the system had been > down > for two days, so I figured it had to be cold by now!" > > > > I'm quite sure THAT operator is cold by now. > > > > I bet this august group has some stories to add. And no, I don't have > anything against operators! > > > > .phsiii (not Friday, but still) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ******************************************************** For information, services and offers, please visit our web site: http://www.klm.com. This e-mail and any attachment may contain confidential and privileged material intended for the addressee only. If you are not the addressee, you are notified that no part of the e-mail or any attachment may be disclosed, copied or distributed, and that any other action related to this e-mail or attachment is strictly prohibited, and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail by error, please notify the sender immediately by return e-mail, and delete this message. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij NV (KLM), its subsidiaries and/or its employees shall not be liable for the incorrect or incomplete transmission of this e-mail or any attachments, nor responsible for any delay in receipt. Koninklijke Luchtvaart Maatschappij N.V. (also known as KLM Royal Dutch Airlines) is registered in Amstelveen, The Netherlands, with registered number 33014286 ******************************************************** ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
