While I have some sympathy for wanting new content to be delivered in whatever way is easiest and/or most maintainable, I just can't agree that dropping the old web pages has any benefit. So now, instead of clicking on a book and seeing the content, I have to download a pdf or a boo file? Why would I? Almost all of my z/OS bookmarks are now dead. I guess that's one way to force us to use the knowledgecenter.
In article <bd824559-63fa-ebf6-0701-611a8e8f6...@us.ibm.com> you wrote: > Along with the Softcopy Librarian option, we now also have repositories > for the individual PDFs and BookManager files and will soon make > available Adobe Indexed PDF Collections of the archived releases > (thanks, Geoff Smith!!). Please see the updated IBM z/OS Internet > Library Archive page for links to all of the information: > https://www.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/svc00100.nsf/pages/zos-library-archives > Feedback request: Please let us know what you think of the viability of > any of these methods, especially the Acrobat Indexed Collections (as > soon as they're available), as long-term replacements of the served > Library Server content. Library Server is no longer updated, so it makes > sense to move to more current content retrieval methods if possible. > Thanks in advance! > -Sue Shumway > On 8/15/2018 3:27 PM, Susan Shumway wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I was just brought up to speed on what's going on with Library Server. > > The IBM-hosted instance of Library Server, which is what serves the > > content that is linked from > > https://www.ibm.com/servers/resourcelink/svc00100.nsf/pages/zos-library-archives > > > > , encountered a problem and went down. So, all links to those domains > > won't work. The involved teams continue to investigate solutions, but > > there is currently no ETA for a fix. We'll keep you posted. > > > > The good news here is that the content itself is still available - you > > just need to use a different method to access it: > > 1. Use Softcopy Librarian to download PDF and BookManager formats of > > whatever content you need. See > > https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24000640 to download > > Softcopy Librarian and > > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.3.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r3.ebrscl1/toc.htm > > > > for more information about it. > > 2. View the content using one of two methods: > > --- If you're running Library Server for z/OS in your enterprise, you > > can use it to host the content locally. See > > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.3.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r3.bks/bks.htm > > > > for more information about Library Server. > > --- If you're not running Library Server, simply use the appropriate > > tool to access your preferred format of the content: Softcopy Reader for > > BookManager or Adobe Acrobat for PDF. See > > https://www.ibm.com/support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.3.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r3.ab0in02/toc.htm > > > > for more information about Softcopy Reader. > > > > -Sue Shumway > > > > On 8/15/2018 9:48 AM, John McKown wrote: > >> On Wed, Aug 15, 2018 at 8:42 AM Allan Staller <allan.stal...@hcl.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> On a more serious note than my previous reply. There are many shops > >>> running unsupported HW and SW. > >>> As I recall, some of the early documentation for z/OS 1.x only > >>> existed in > >>> BKM format (there were no PDF's available). > >>> > >>> How are those people going to get the necessary information? > >>> > >> > >> good question. I am glad that I am a pack rat. I have a number of CDs(!) > >> with labels like: "OS/390 Collection December 1997" and even "MVS > >> Collection December 1997" or perhaps more popular "z/OS V1R10 Collecftion > >> September 2008". > >> > >> > >> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> -----Original Message----- > >>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU> On Behalf > >>> Of Don Poitras > >>> Sent: Wednesday, August 15, 2018 8:38 AM > >>> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > >>> Subject: Re: "Library Server" Access Now "Forbidden"? > >>> > >>> In article < > >>> caajsdjiyzbn3k1wqocx9gn12zjpw7wxjlm3r8n4minherzp...@mail.gmail.com> you > >>> wrote: > >>>> On Tue, Aug 14, 2018 at 5:24 PM David Staudacher > >>>> <dlstaudac...@gmail.com> > >>>> wrote: > >>> > >>>>> Starting yesterday, all the Book Manager/Library Server libs I know > >>>>> of (publibz.boulder..., publibfp.boulder..., publibfp.dhe, etc) > >>> respond with: > >>>>> "Forbidden: You don't have permission to access <folder-name> on > >>>>> this server". > >>>>> This includes links provide *by IBM*, such as all the doc links given > >>> here: > >>>>> https://apac01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fib > >>>>> m.com%2Fservers%2Fresourcelink%2Fsvc00100.nsf%2Fpages%2Fzos-library- > >>>>> archives&data=02%7C01%7Callan.staller%40HCL.COM%7C0e8a5a6750b645 > >>>>> 7d69cf08d602b45d65%7C189de737c93a4f5a8b686f4ca9941912%7C0%7C0%7C6366 > >>>>> 99371056784819&sdata=4IJbJ7XQGaElZclDKz2Xn0EOXz6DbO8l8Y0slOiX31A > >>>>> %3D&reserved=0 Did I miss an announcement that Library Server > >>>>> was going away? > >>>>> > >>>> Must be fixed. I just went to the above with no problems. 12:09 UTC > >>>> (7:09 a.m. US Central). > >>>> -- > >>>> Between infinite and short there is a big difference. -- G.H. Gonnet > >>>> Maranatha! <>< John McKown > >>> > >>> FSVO "fixed". If you click on one of the book manager links, you > >>> still get > >>> "Forbidden". -- Don Poitras - SAS Development - SAS Institute Inc. - SAS Campus Drive sas...@sas.com (919) 531-5637 Cary, NC 27513 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
