Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-27 Thread Steve Dover
Walt, enjoy your time with family, friends and pleasant pursuits. You have always been the calm amidst the chaos and your wisdom and assistance was plentiful and helpful. Thanks for all you have done for all of us. On Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:52:45 -0500, Walt Farrell wfarr...@us.ibm.com wrote: I

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-27 Thread Charles Mills
, 2012 6:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Leaving IBM I mentioned this over on RACF-L the other day, so for some of you this will be old news. I've been an IBMer for 28 years and have had a lot of fun with RACF and MVS, and I've had a lot of fun interacting with you folks on RACF-L and IBM

Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Walt Farrell
I mentioned this over on RACF-L the other day, so for some of you this will be old news. I've been an IBMer for 28 years and have had a lot of fun with RACF and MVS, and I've had a lot of fun interacting with you folks on RACF-L and IBM-MAIN. But the time has come for me to retire and have

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Staller, Allan
Best wishes and my the fish be biting Thanks for all of the wonderful contributions to IBM-MAIN and RACF-L over the years. You have been appreciated! -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Fred Hoffman
Congratulation Walt. Have a wonderful retirement. Fred -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Walt Farrell Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 8:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Leaving IBM I mentioned this over on RACF-L

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Rob Scott
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Walt Farrell Sent: 26 March 2012 14:53 To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Leaving IBM I mentioned this over on RACF-L the other day, so for some of you this will be old news. I've been

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Joel C. Ewing
Best wishes. Your contributions over the years have been appreciated! JC Ewing On 03/26/2012 08:52 AM, Walt Farrell wrote: I mentioned this over on RACF-L the other day, so for some of you this will be old news. I've been an IBMer for 28 years and have had a lot of fun with RACF and MVS,

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Richards, Robert B.
@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Walt Farrell Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Leaving IBM I mentioned this over on RACF-L the other day, so for some of you this will be old news. I've been an IBMer for 28 years and have had a lot of fun with RACF and MVS, and I've

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread John Gilmore
I've been struck over the years by the relevance and helpfulness of your posts. You don't pontificate, and you don't say more than you know. Let me borrow and adapt from George Orwell's tribute to Gandhi: Compared to most contributors here, what a clean smell you will be leaving behind! John

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Walt Farrell Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Leaving IBM I mentioned this over on RACF-L the other day, so for some of you this will be old news. I've been an IBMer for 28 years and have had a lot of fun with RACF and MVS

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Ward, Mike S
Have Fun! -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Walt Farrell Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 8:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Leaving IBM I mentioned this over on RACF-L the other day, so for some of you this will be old

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Pinnacle
On 3/26/2012 9:58 AM, Walt Farrell wrote: I mentioned this over on RACF-L the other day, so for some of you this will be old news. I've been an IBMer for 28 years and have had a lot of fun with RACF and MVS, and I've had a lot of fun interacting with you folks on RACF-L and IBM-MAIN. But the

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Thomas H Puddicombe
to explicit written agreement or government initiative expressly permitting the use of e-mail for such purpose. From: Walt Farrell wfarr...@us.ibm.com To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Date: 03/26/2012 09:57 AM Subject:Leaving IBM Sent by:IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Jim Thomas
Walt, It's been good. I wish you the very best in your future endeavors. Kind Regards. Jim -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu] On Behalf Of Walt Farrell Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 8:53 AM To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Subject: Leaving IBM

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread zMan
On Mon, Mar 26, 2012 at 10:27 AM, John Gilmore johnwgilmore0...@gmail.comwrote: I've been struck over the years by the relevance and helpfulness of your posts. You don't pontificate, and you don't say more than you know. Indeed...what's wrong with you? No wonder you're leaving us! :-(

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Mary Anne Matyaz
Walt, best wishes for a wonderful retirement. Enjoy your family. I don't know how anyone will ever fill your shoes. :) Thanks, Mary Anne -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Aled Hughes
contributions. Aled L Hughes -Original Message- From: Walt Farrell wfarr...@us.ibm.com To: IBM-MAIN IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Mon, Mar 26, 2012 2:56 pm Subject: Leaving IBM I mentioned this over on RACF-L the other day, so for some of you this will be ld news. I've been an IBMer for 28

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Mon, 26 Mar 2012 08:52:45 -0500, Walt Farrell wrote: I mentioned this over on RACF-L the other day, so for some of you this will be old news. But the time has come for me to retire and have fun with other things. I've enjoyed the discussions here, and working with many of you to plan

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread FRANCIS SOUSA
All the best and enjoy your retirement life -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Jimmy Wagner
Walt, You are truly one of the gentlemen of this list and will surly be missed. Always offerring information, no questioning motives or situations, no back biting. May you have a great retirement. Enjoy the family. Jimmy --

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Ed Finnell
May the road rise up to meet you. May the wind be always at your back. May the sun shine warm upon your face; the rains fall soft upon your fields and until we meet again, may God hold you in the palm of His hand. Traditional gaelic blessing-all the best guy! In a message dated 3/26/2012

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Jack Schudel
...@us.ibm.com Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu Sent: Monday, March 26, 2012 9:52 AM Subject: Leaving IBM I mentioned this over on RACF-L the other day, so for some of you this will be old news. I've been an IBMer for 28 years and have had a lot of fun with RACF and MVS

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Rick Fochtman
On 3/26/2012 7:52 AM, Walt Farrell wrote: I mentioned this over on RACF-L the other day, so for some of you this will be old news. I've been an IBMer for 28 years and have had a lot of fun with RACF and MVS, and I've had a lot of fun interacting with you folks on RACF-L and IBM-MAIN. But the

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 1672475208103926.wa.wfarrellus.ibm@bama.ua.edu, on 03/26/2012 at 08:52 AM, Walt Farrell wfarr...@us.ibm.com said: But the time has come for me to retire and have fun with other things. We'll miss you. It's been a great 28 years, but my family and other activities are calling to me

Re: Leaving IBM

2012-03-26 Thread Ray Mullins
Thank you, Walt, for your excellent posts and conveyance of information over the years. You will be missed. Cheers, Ray -- M. Ray Mullins Roseville, CA, USA http://www.catherdersoftware.com/ German is essentially a form of assembly language consisting entirely of far calls heavily accented

Re: Leaving IBM-MAIN

2011-05-09 Thread Art Gutowski
On Fri, 6 May 2011 18:45:25 +, Bob Shannon bshan...@rocketsoftware.com wrote: He expressed the feelings of a lot of people. Where is Darren when we need him? Darren has far more important concerns, of that I am certain. Regards, Art Gutowski

Re: Leaving IBM-MAIN

2011-05-06 Thread Chris Mason
Robert You could always do what I do and what I have just advised someone else to do which is switch off the e-mails and just take a look at the archives, say, every week. You're still 20% MVS so you may still need help with a problem from time to time. If so, you can still operate quite

Re: Leaving IBM-MAIN

2011-05-06 Thread Chris Hoelscher
snip so I just don't have the time to tune in to the Chris Mason show every morning anymore. /snip I'm sorry - but if you are going to leave the list, just leave - no reason to throw daggers on your way out the door Chris Hoelscher IDMS DB2 Database Administrator 502-476-2538 I refuse to

Re: Leaving IBM-MAIN

2011-05-06 Thread Bob Shannon
I'm sorry - but if you are going to leave the list, just leave - no reason to throw daggers on your way out the door He expressed the feelings of a lot of people. Where is Darren when we need him? Bob Shannon Rocket Software

Re: Leaving IBM-MAIN

2011-05-06 Thread J R
would like to know which use is the most offensive to the largest number of people. That's the one I will start using most. every time. Date: Fri, 6 May 2011 18:45:25 + From: bshan...@rocketsoftware.com Subject: Re: Leaving IBM-MAIN To: IBM-MAIN@bama.ua.edu I'm sorry - but if you

Leaving IBM-MAIN

2011-05-05 Thread Robert Birdsall
I'm posting this mostly to say thanks for all the good information/discussion/laughs over the last few years. I'm now supposed to be 80% AIX, 20% MVS (or successor), so I just don't have the time to tune in to the Chris Mason show every morning anymore. Sorry Chris - I'm not saying you're

Re: Leaving IBM-MAIN

2011-05-05 Thread Steve Horein
I hate to see you or anybody leave. I find value in the folks that share their experiences and knowledge. Have you thought about setting NOMAIL or one of the DIGEST options by any chance? That may reduce the inbox clutter, and still keep your subscription if you found a subject you wanted to

Re: Leaving IBM-MAIN

2011-05-05 Thread Chicklon, Thomas
@bama.ua.edu Subject: Re: Leaving IBM-MAIN I hate to see you or anybody leave. I find value in the folks that share their experiences and knowledge. Have you thought about setting NOMAIL or one of the DIGEST options by any chance? That may reduce the inbox clutter, and still keep your subscription

Re: Leaving IBM-MAIN

2011-05-05 Thread Rick Fochtman
Robert Birdsall wrote: I'm posting this mostly to say thanks for all the good information/discussion/laughs over the last few years. I'm now supposed to be 80% AIX, 20% MVS (or successor), so I just don't have the time to tune in to the Chris Mason show every morning anymore. Sorry Chris -