Check out BBC News - Millions at risk from 'Freak' encryption bug

2015-03-06 Thread Ed Finnell
_BBC News - Millions at risk from 'Freak' encryption bug_ (http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-31765672) -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the

Re: US DST this weekend

2015-03-06 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On 2015-03-06 15:08, Ed Finnell wrote: Originally the DST change was last Sat. in Apr and first Sat in Nov. At least two clocks have this burned in and have to be goosed before and after the new dates. o Saturday? I've never heard of the boundary's being other than on Sunday, in any

Re: US DST this weekend

2015-03-06 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Fri, 6 Mar 2015 19:28:43 -0500, Ed Finnell wrote: http://www.walmart.com/search/?query=atomic%20clocks%20indoortypeahead=atomic%20clock (URL repaired. You need to get a better mailer.) Yeah, right. An atomic clock for $18.99. But I guess they wouldn't let them put it on the Internet if

smart phone = lazy user

2015-03-06 Thread Shane Ginnane
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2015/03/150305110546.htm Hmmm - wonder why it took them so long to figure that out. Been that way since decent search engines appeared - I was stoked when I discovered Altavista. Shane ...

Re: US DST this weekend

2015-03-06 Thread Ed Finnell
http://www.walmart.com/search/?query=atomic%20clocks%20indoortypeahead=atom ic%20clock In a message dated 3/6/2015 4:42:05 P.M. Central Standard Time, 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu writes: o I'm skeptical about atomic clocks; that devices with nanosecond accuracy would

Re: ASG Mainfram Product

2015-03-06 Thread Mitch
Everyone, Since Bill has opened that can of worms, it is pretty bad. ASG still exists, but their financial house has always been smoke and mirrors. That is the reason I resigned from ASG years ago. Mitch -Original Message- From: Bill Johnson

Re: ASG Mainfram Product

2015-03-06 Thread Bill Johnson
ASG just recently filed for bankruptcy. Bill Johnson On Fri, 3/6/15, Mitch 005d889cebf0-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote: Subject: Re: ASG Mainfram Product To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Friday, March 6, 2015, 6:30 AM Hello: ASG is

Re: Municipal mainframe practical (what I meant to send)

2015-03-06 Thread Graham Hobbs
Timothy, Thanks for your comments. Am in touch with IBM. Your questions: Has any municipality IT, having grown from nothing, likely to be anything but server farm/Unix/Microsoft (you know what I mean) plus off the shelf packages. DR - what's that .. you mean backup? I would guess our 7

Re: FTP conversion Extended ASCII to EBCDIC

2015-03-06 Thread Bill Godfrey
On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 17:51:28 -0600, Bill Godfrey bgodfrey...@gmail.com wrote: On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 17:21:01 -0600, Bill Godfrey wrote: On Thu, 5 Mar 2015 18:15:07 +, David Booher wrote: I have noticed when you are transferring a windows file containing a not character (x'AC') using ASCII

Re: FTP conversion Extended ASCII to EBCDIC

2015-03-06 Thread David Booher
Yes, I need to pay more attention to the hex it is being translated to -vs- the characters I'm seeing because the emulator does play a role here as well. Thanks. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Charles Mills Sent:

Re: Multifactor authentication

2015-03-06 Thread R.S.
W dniu 2015-03-06 o 15:10, Lopez, Sharon pisze: What are most people using for multifactor authentication in a z/OS environment? Does RACF have the ability? Vanilla RACF does not have such capability, but there are some add-ons which provide it. HTH -- Radoslaw Skorupka Lodz, Poland

Re: Municipal mainframe practical (what I meant to send)

2015-03-06 Thread Mitch
Graham: I can tell you that IBM does have a phased approach for this type of data center migration/consolidation. I think I had mentioned I was involved a project almost exactly like this where there were numerous agencies first consolidating from 20 data centers to 2, then modernizing on a

Multifactor authentication

2015-03-06 Thread Lopez, Sharon
What are most people using for multifactor authentication in a z/OS environment? Does RACF have the ability? Thank you. E-mail correspondence to and from this address may be subject to the North Carolina Public Records Law and may be disclosed to third

Re: ASG Mainframe Product

2015-03-06 Thread Mainframe Mainframe
Hello Bob,Thanks There are mltiple product and tool they have for Mainframe . TMON is one of that. I tried looking at www.asg.com . But I didnt find any such good information I am looking for . Any other web link or document . On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 4:47 PM, Richards, Robert B.

Re: ASG Mainframe Product

2015-03-06 Thread Richards, Robert B.
No, I'm done with vague suggestions for you seeing that you never did say what kind of product you were looking for.. I'll let someone from ASG respond or you can call that number I provided. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On

Re: ASG Mainfram Product

2015-03-06 Thread Steve Horein
http://www.asg.com/Portfolio/Product-Catalog.aspx On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 5:39 AM, Mainframe Mainframe mainframe1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Mitch, Thanks. Actually I want to know the ASG Mainframe product and tool portfolio. This means that what are all Mainframe product and tool they have

Re: ASG Mainfram Product

2015-03-06 Thread Jim McAlpine
A search for asg mainframe products throws up this. http://www.mainframe-upgrade.com/asg-software-solutions.php It's not an official ASG list but does contain a list of ASG mainframe products. Whether it is complete or not is anyone's guess. Jim McAlpine On 6 Mar 2015 12:08, Steve Horein

Re: ASG Mainfram Product

2015-03-06 Thread Jim McAlpine
Not for me ! All of those that start ASG- take me to the ASG catalogue page for products beginning with the letter A. The only one that fails with a 404 is the TMON link. I wouldn't call that a lot. Jim McAlpine On 6 Mar 2015 12:37, Elardus Engelbrecht elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za wrote: Jim

Re: ASG Mainfram Product

2015-03-06 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Jim McAlpine wrote: Not for me ! All of those that start ASG- take me to the ASG catalogue page for products beginning with the letter A. The only one that fails with a 404 is the TMON link. I wouldn't call that a lot. Ok, I retried. All of the links, except TMON link, directed me first to a

Re: ASG Mainfram Product

2015-03-06 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Jim McAlpine wrote: http://www.mainframe-upgrade.com/asg-software-solutions.php Whether it is complete or not is anyone's guess. In a lot of those links in that page, they're advertising a new and fantastic and free product: 'Error 404 page not found.' ;-D ;-D Groete / Greetings Elardus

Re: FTP conversion Extended ASCII to EBCDIC

2015-03-06 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In blu437-smtp45b638807eb09d048f7494da...@phx.gbl, on 03/05/2015 at 12:53 PM, Tony's Outlook via Mozilla tbabo...@outlook.com said: Apart from some occasional flames, IBM-MAIN is nothing but a large FAQ. Too large to be a FAQ, and too many obscure questions[1]. What am I missing here? The

Re: FTP conversion Extended ASCII to EBCDIC

2015-03-06 Thread Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.)
In 08ef7d7816b3b642a380513303a2d77b45b03...@alvmbxw01.prod.quest.corp, on 03/05/2015 at 06:15 PM, David Booher david.boo...@software.dell.com said: I have noticed when you are transferring a windows file What code page are you using on windoze containing a not character ( ¬ x'AC') using

Re: Multifactor authentication

2015-03-06 Thread Dale R. Smith
On Fri, 6 Mar 2015 14:10:06 +, Lopez, Sharon sharon.lo...@nc.gov wrote: What are most people using for multifactor authentication in a z/OS environment? Does RACF have the ability? Thank you. There was a recent webinar thru IBM Systems Magazine about this subject, (by a specific vendor):

Re: S0C4 when passing Parameter to C++ program from ASM (CEEPIPI)

2015-03-06 Thread Donald Likens
Thanks to Sam Siegel it is now working. My problem was that the CEEPIPI parameters point to the address of the parameter list. The following worked: SDKREADP DS0A PARAMETER LIST TO CALL SDKREAD DCA(CALLSUB) DCA(SDKREADI)

bloomberg article on ASG and Chpater 11

2015-03-06 Thread Lizette Koehler
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-18/software-developer-allen-systems-files-for-bankruptcy-protection Lizette -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: ASG Mainfram Product

2015-03-06 Thread Charles Mills
I do not work for ASG, but I do have some business relationships past and present with ASG. I do not represent ASG: the following opinions are my own. ASG has filed for a pre-pack bankruptcy. That means that they have already agreed with their creditors what the outcome will be, and they have

Re: ASG Mainfram Product

2015-03-06 Thread Mainframe Mainframe
Hello Mitch, Thanks. Actually I want to know the ASG Mainframe product and tool portfolio. This means that what are all Mainframe product and tool they have any what are their usages, just simple information. But I am not getting any link for this information. On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 5:00 PM,

Re: ASG Mainframe Product

2015-03-06 Thread Richards, Robert B.
Try: http://www.asg.com/Portfolio/Product-Catalog.aspx Took me all of 15 seconds to find it. Yes, ASG has applied for Chapter 11, but numerous other companies in my career have done the same and most have come out of it intact. Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion

Re: ASG Mainframe Product

2015-03-06 Thread Mainframe Mainframe
Yes, I already looked at their sit for product, but as you see its poorly designed and not able to find all Mainframe product and tool they own . Any other link . On Fri, Mar 6, 2015 at 5:09 PM, Richards, Robert B. robert.richa...@opm.gov wrote: Try:

ASG Mainfram Product

2015-03-06 Thread Mainframe Mainframe
Hello Group, I was trying to looking web link to get product and tool offered by ASG for Mainframe. But unfortunately, I am not getting any such link talks about ASG Mainframe product and atleast use of that product. Do anybody have idea on this.

Re: ASG Mainframe Product

2015-03-06 Thread Richards, Robert B.
What product? TMON for MVS? Go to their website: www.asg.com Bob -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Mainframe Mainframe Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 6:12 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: ASG Mainfram Product

Re: ASG Mainframe Product

2015-03-06 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Mainframe Mainframe wrote: Any other link . What about this? I just Googled for ASG and TMON and found this example: http://www-304.ibm.com/partnerworld/gsd/solutiondetails.do?solution=14437expand=true There is a link there 'view all solutions from this partner'. Try it. Groete / Greetings

Re: ASG Mainfram Product

2015-03-06 Thread Mitch
Hello: ASG is having financial trouble. Their website is there, but it is difficult if not impossible to find product information. A few of their products can eventually be found with a link, but most are not accessible. I've tried to find information about some of their tools (and they

Re: ASG Mainframe Product

2015-03-06 Thread Richards, Robert B.
You may want to call 1-800-354-3578 (their Tech Support number) and ask for the Sales number in your area. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Richards, Robert B. Sent: Friday, March 06, 2015 6:39 AM To:

Re: bloomberg article on ASG and Chpater 11

2015-03-06 Thread Bill Johnson
Bankruptcies are rarely a good thing. I've been through one. Bill Johnson On Fri, 3/6/15, Lizette Koehler stars...@mindspring.com wrote: Subject: bloomberg article on ASG and Chpater 11 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Friday, March 6, 2015,

Re: ASG Mainfram Product

2015-03-06 Thread william janulin
try www.asg.com On Friday, March 6, 2015 6:11 AM, Mainframe Mainframe mainframe1...@gmail.com wrote: Hello Group, I was trying to looking web link to get product and tool offered by ASG for Mainframe. But unfortunately, I am not getting any such link talks about ASG Mainframe

Re: Multifactor authentication

2015-03-06 Thread Paul Robichaux
or find out more about the Image Control Environment as it offers multifactor authentication as a standard product feature. www.newers-info.com. Dale R. Smith wrote: On Fri, 6 Mar 2015 14:10:06 +, Lopez, Sharonsharon.lo...@nc.gov wrote: What are most people using for multifactor

Re: Multifactor authentication

2015-03-06 Thread Tony Harminc
On 6 March 2015 at 09:10, Lopez, Sharon sharon.lo...@nc.gov wrote: What are most people using for multifactor authentication in a z/OS environment? Does RACF have the ability? Native RACF has nothing like this, unless you count the very old OIDCARD option. But overall you need to qualify what

Re: US DST this weekend

2015-03-06 Thread Shane Ginnane
On Fri, 6 Mar 2015 21:19:18 -0600, Paul Gilmartin wrote: Yeah, right. An atomic clock for $18.99. But I guess they wouldn't let them put it on the Internet if it weren't true. C'mon Paul - I bet they've *all* got atoms in them ;-) Shane ...

US DST this weekend

2015-03-06 Thread Ed Finnell
Think the computers are OK. Several Atomic clocks are preprogrammed for the old algorithm and have to be bumped. Thought we were going to get rid of it? -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: US DST this weekend

2015-03-06 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Fri, 6 Mar 2015 17:00:19 -0500, Ed Finnell wrote: Think the computers are OK. Several Atomic clocks are preprogrammed for the old algorithm and have to be bumped. Thought we were going to get rid of it? What old algorithm? Cite? -- gil

Re: US DST this weekend

2015-03-06 Thread Ed Finnell
Originally the DST change was last Sat. in Apr and first Sat in Nov. At least two clocks have this burned in and have to be goosed before and after the new dates. In a message dated 3/6/2015 4:03:35 P.M. Central Standard Time, 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu writes: What