On Tuesday, 03/29/2011 at 11:09 EDT, Marcy Cortes
<[email protected]> wrote:
> Alan wrote: That's kind of odd.  If the VSWITCH controllers have locked
memory
> I don't know why a VSWITCH wouldn't work.
>
> Well, I think you know more people that I do that can fix that problem,
huh :)

Maybe, maybe not.  Point me to the documentation.

> We like "lifting restrictions".   But the adding restrictions is what's
really
> making us grouchy at the moment.  Like, you can't any longer have a "-"
sign in
> your server names because that is used in Rexx as variable names and we
might
> need it in the future??!!  Nice.  (and god forbid they code something
that uses
> customer data in variable names??  - can you say hello hackers? )
>
> 2 harrumphs and an eye roll..

I see your extra harrumph and raise you an eye roll.  I have been finding
and reporting cases where arbitrary customer-provided data is being used
in (for example) a PIPE command string rather than proper use of the VAR
stage.  They are BUGS and no amount of hand waving will change that.

IMO, go ahead, be grouchy.  You don't have to put up with poorly-written
code.  IMNSHO.

Alan Altmark

z/VM and Linux on System z Consultant
IBM System Lab Services and Training
ibm.com/systems/services/labservices
office: 607.429.3323
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IBM Endicott

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