> " IBM Internal Use Only" How would one consume a TERSE MODULE, anyway? Perhaps a nibble or a byte at a time, or just swallow it whole (on an empty or full stomach)? Would it be regulated by the FDA? (Is it Friday yet? Where's Chuckie?)
Dave asks a valid question. Maybe z/VM dumps have been too small, and too infrequent? Our z/OS sysprogs regularly use TERSE on z/OS before FTPing those humongous dumps to z/OS Level 2 support. One would think that z/VM Level 2 (or Boulder?) would want to conserve disk space by having us TERSE the file before sending. Or better yet... a TERSE option on FTP which would permit a single read and single write (through FTP), instead of TERSE reading a big dump, packing it up more completely than "COPYFILE (PACK", writing it to disk, and *then* having FTP read it from disk, write to the net, etc. But there is probably some FTP standard that would be greatly upset by such a capability. Mike Walter Hewitt Associates Any opinions expressed herein are mine alone and do not necessarily represent the opinions or policies of Hewitt Associates. "Dave Jones" <d...@vsoft-software.com> Sent by: "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> 12/17/2008 12:26 PM Please respond to "The IBM z/VM Operating System" <IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU> To IBMVM@LISTSERV.UARK.EDU cc Subject Re: TERSE/DETERSE Doesn't the IBM VM 2nd level support group want sites to send them VM dumps that have been compressed by TERSE? Perhaps at one time you had a file that you wanted to send to IBM, and they sent you the VM TERSE module so you could compress it first? Rothman, Peter wrote: > We have a TERSE module. > Not sure where it came from but it is from IBM. > It is dated May 1993 and contains the string : " IBM Internal Use Only" > > If you are not the intended recipient of this e-mail message, please notify the sender > and delete all copies immediately. The sender believes this message and any attachments > were sent free of any virus, worm, Trojan horse, and other forms of malicious code. > This message and its attachments could have been infected during transmission. The > recipient opens any attachments at the recipient's own risk, and in so doing, the > recipient accepts full responsibility for such actions and agrees to take protective > and remedial action relating to any malicious code. Travelport is not liable for any > loss or damage arising from this message or its attachments. > > > -- DJ V/Soft z/VM and mainframe Linux expertise, training, consulting, and software development www.vsoft-software.com The information contained in this e-mail and any accompanying documents may contain information that is confidential or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient of this message, or if this message has been addressed to you in error, please immediately alert the sender by reply e-mail and then delete this message, including any attachments. Any dissemination, distribution or other use of the contents of this message by anyone other than the intended recipient is strictly prohibited. All messages sent to and from this e-mail address may be monitored as permitted by applicable law and regulations to ensure compliance with our internal policies and to protect our business. E-mails are not secure and cannot be guaranteed to be error free as they can be intercepted, amended, lost or destroyed, or contain viruses. You are deemed to have accepted these risks if you communicate with us by e-mail.
