Moving from nonFIPS gskkyman dB to a FIPS one

2024-04-25 Thread Mark Regan
any certificates is there a simpler way of doing this? Regards, Mark Regan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Fwd: Banks migrate from mainframes to AI-driven cloud tech

2024-02-09 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.finextra.com/newsarticle/43673/banks-migrate-from-mainframes-to-ai-driven-cloud-tech ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-009QCP (1976-1979) Nationwide Insurance, Retired (1986-2017), z/OS Network

Re: ChangeMan ZMF and CSSMTP to send email notifications

2024-01-11 Thread Mark Regan
I did get a response. I am waiting for further details about what that will entail. ​Regards, Mark Regan -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Lionel B. Dyck Sent: Thursday, January 11, 2024 14:09 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: ChangeMan ZFS

Re: ChangeMan ZFS and CSSMTP to send email notifications

2024-01-11 Thread Mark Regan
will be for CSSMTP, i.e., CSSMTP would be the writer name of choice for us. Anyway, the vendor has not been of any help and suggested posting the question to their community board, which I have. So far, no response. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON

Re: ChangeMan ZFS and CSSMTP to send email notifications

2024-01-10 Thread Mark Regan
Steve, We are on v8.2, Patch 5. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-009QCP (CNO SPINTCOMM, 1976-1979) Nationwide Insurance, Retired (1986-2017), z/OS Network Infrastructure Engineering Consultant Email: marktre

ChangeMan ZFS and CSSMTP to send email notifications

2024-01-10 Thread Mark Regan
What must you change in ChangeMan ZFS to get it to use CSSMTP to send out its email notifications? I know about the sample skeleton CNM$$ENT, which mentions using sample ENOTIFY2, but it lacks details about how to use it with CSSMTP. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired

Re: TCPPING for z/OS

2023-12-20 Thread Mark Regan
To all who asked about PINGPORT, I'm checking with the original person who sent it to me to ensure I can share it. He's OOO until the Dec. 28th. He's subscribed to the IBMTCP-L mailing list, which is how I got it in the first place, directly from him. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg

Re: TCPPING for z/OS

2023-12-20 Thread Mark Regan
What you are looking for is called PINGPORT, which was written in REXX. The author is Jeff Beech-Garwood and he had sent me a copy when I asked for something similar back in 2017, on IBMTCP-L. I can send you a copy of it off-list. ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired

Creating USSMSG10 ASM code from Screen text using CLIST or REXX

2023-10-05 Thread Mark Regan
5||>>>>>>| ( ~~~ )/ '""""`--' `w---w` `' Please note: For everyone's mutual protection, ALL SYSTEM US

Re: Bill Johnson

2023-09-18 Thread Mark Regan
There is also groups.io ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-009QCP Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Systems Programmer (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Email: marktre...@gmail.com LinkedIn

Generating WTO Messages to do message suppression

2023-08-21 Thread Mark Regan
Is there a way to generate WTO messages via a batch job to check message suppression? At my last site, where we had NetView, we used a CLIST (or was it REXX), to do this. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS

Suppressing IST663I Multi-line message to the console

2023-08-21 Thread Mark Regan
At my new site, we are looking at suppressing the IST663I Multi-line message (which includes IST664I, IST889I, and IST314I) to the console. Is this double? We are not using NetView on this site (alas), and we still want NET to keep the messages in its joblog. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General

SFTP and FIPSMODE

2023-08-14 Thread Mark Regan
At my new job, I'm going to be implementing FIPSMODE for SFTP (SFTP was implemented by someone else). If anyone has gone through the process, I would like to hear how things went for you and any do's, don'ts, or gotchas you would be willing to share. Thanks, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg

Re: [EXTERNAL] Using SAS/MXG to create a .csv file

2023-08-03 Thread Mark Regan
Graham, That does not work. My SAS (using base v9.4_M6) batch job doesn't even see the ODS coding when I run the job. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Systems Programmer (z NetView, z/OS Communications

Re: [EXTERNAL] Using SAS/MXG to create a .csv file

2023-08-02 Thread Mark Regan
Jim, Sorry, that code is not working for me, as SAS is totally ignoring that "%DS2CSV" even exists. There are no errors in the SASLOG either. I'm using SAS v9.4. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/

Re: [EXTERNAL] Using SAS/MXG to create a .csv file

2023-08-02 Thread Mark Regan
Jim, Do you have an example of using it in a batch job? Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Systems Programmer (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Email: marktre...@gmail.com LinkedIn: https

Using SAS/MXG to create a .csv file

2023-08-02 Thread Mark Regan
Is it possible to create a .csv file using both SAS & MXG? I ask because SAS, for PROC PRINT, only supports a line length of 256, and the report I want to create from SMF119, subtype 66 records, would be longer than that. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-

Re: Does FileZilla Support FIPS 140-2? to IBM's SFTP Server (OpenSSH)?

2023-07-26 Thread Mark Regan
. ​Thanks, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-009QCP Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Systems Programmer (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Email: marktre...@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark

Does FileZilla Support FIPS 140-2? to IBM's SFTP Server (OpenSSH)?

2023-07-26 Thread Mark Regan
Does FileZilla support a FIPS 140-2 connection to IBM's SFTP Server (OpenSSH)? ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-009QCP Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Systems Programmer (z NetView, z/OS

Are Banks Breaking Up With Mainframes? | Forbes

2023-05-19 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2023/03/31/are-banks-breaking-up-with-mainframes/?sh=acb458b6bccc <https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesfinancecouncil/2023/03/31/are-banks-breaking-up-with-mainframes/?sh=acb458b6bccc_id=54716d118b> _id=54716d118b ​Regards, Mark Regan,

Re: IBM z16 Model A02 Announcement

2023-04-04 Thread Mark Regan
The SOD is at https://www.ibm.com/common/ssi/ShowDoc.wss?docURL=/common/ssi/rep_ca/2/897/ENUS123-002/index.html#sodx Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications

IBM sues Micro Focus, claims it copied mainframe software • The Register

2022-11-22 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.theregister.com/2022/11/22/ibm_sues_micro_focus_for ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-009QCP Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server

FYI: IBM sales jump shows the mainframe is not dead, with hybrid cloud alive and well | Network World

2022-10-20 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.networkworld.com/article/3677548/ibm-sales-jump-shows-the-mainframe-is-not-dead-with-hybrid-cloud-alive-and-well.html ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-009QCP Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS

Re: IBM Redbook SG24-8205-06 - zPDT Guide

2022-09-07 Thread Mark Regan
I bot the Learners Edition installed and running back in June. I just kept following up with IBM until I finally got it. ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-009QCP Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network

I am looking for a high-resolution jpeg photo of a z15 or z16 front door

2022-07-05 Thread Mark Regan
I am looking for a high-resolution jpeg photo of a z15 or z16 front door. So far, my Google or ibm.com searches have not come up with anything ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-009QCP Nationwide Insurance, Retired

Re: Send an email with a Zip file as an attachment?

2022-04-27 Thread Mark Regan
You can use XMITIP, from Lionel Dyck. You can get it from his website at https://www.lbdsoftware.com ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-009QCP Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z

Fwd: IBM (IBM Z) , Lenovo, HPE and Huawei Servers Rank as Most Secure Platforms in ITIC Survey | TechChannel

2022-04-22 Thread Mark Regan
https://techchannel.com/Enterprise/04/2022/secure-platforms-itic-survey ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-009QCP Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications

IBM z16 Day SE 2022 – IBM Z and LinuxONE Community

2022-03-26 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.ibm.com/community/z/ibm-z16-day-se-2022/ ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-009QCP Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Contractor

Fw: Trouble getting new mainframe staff?

2022-03-20 Thread Mark Regan
http://mainframeupdate.blogspot.com/2022/03/trouble-getting-new-mainframe-staff.html marktre...@gmail.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the

Fwd: Mainframe Update: The real priority for mainframers

2022-03-13 Thread Mark Regan
https://mainframeupdate.blogspot.com/2022/03/the-real-priority-for-mainframers.html ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-009QCP Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS

Fwd: Meet Zorow, An Open Mainframe Project For z/OS Systems - Open Mainframe Project

2022-03-01 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.openmainframeproject.org/blog/2022/02/23/meet-zorow-an-open-mainframe-project-for-z-os-systems ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991), RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//OP-009QCP Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software

Fwd: The Primary Reasons Digital Transformation Efforts Fail | Datamation

2022-02-26 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.datamation.com/big-data/primary-reasons-digital-transformation-efforts-fail/ Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR ​CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991, RUENAAA/CNO Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.t.regan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com

Fwd: Solutions Not Problems - Dilbert Comic Strip on 2022-02-25 | Dilbert by Scott Adams

2022-02-25 Thread Mark Regan
https://dilbert.com/strip/2022-02-25 ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Contractor, Checks & Balances, Inc. Email: marktre...@gmail

Fwd: Mainframe News Out There - Planet Mainframe

2022-02-25 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.planetmainframe.com/2022/02/mainframe-news-out-there-15/ ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Contractor, Checks & Balances,

Fwd: Why cloud platform status pages may not reflect reality • The Register

2022-02-25 Thread Mark Regan
What is it with cloud status pages not reflecting reality? Is AWS down? It depends who you ask https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/24/cloud_service_status_pages_fail/ Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR ​CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991 Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 Facebook: https

FYI: Linux developers patch security holes faster than anyone else, says Google Project Zero | ZDNet

2022-02-22 Thread Mark Regan
Just FYI… https://www.zdnet.com/article/google-project-zero-finds-linux-developers-patch-security-holes-faster-than-anyone-else/ ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z

Fwd: Mainframe Update: The death of the mainframe has been grossly exaggerated! | Mainframe Update

2022-02-20 Thread Mark Regan
http://mainframeupdate.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-death-of-mainframe-has-been-grossly.html ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Contractor

Fwd: Vendors are Fixing Security Flaws Faster

2022-02-16 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2022/02/vendors-are-fixing-security-flaws-faster.html Mark Regan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message

Fwd: Tutorial to start Zowe in Kubernetes - Open Mainframe Project

2022-02-11 Thread Mark Regan
Just FYI. https://www.openmainframeproject.org/blog/2022/02/11/tutorial-to-start-zowe- in-kubernetes Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server

Just FYI: Happy Free and Open Source Software Month | NSA

2022-02-11 Thread Mark Regan
Source Software Month!” https://code.nsa.gov ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Contractor, Checks & Balances, Inc. E

FW: FYI Securing open-source software won't come cheap • The Register

2022-02-10 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.theregister.com/2022/02/09/secure_open_source_software/ ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Contractor, Checks & Balances,

Re: Rocket Vim fileencoding (was: ... ASCII ...)

2022-02-10 Thread Mark Regan
My editor of choice, on Linux, is GNU Nano. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GNU_nano Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Contractor, Checks

Fwd: Log4j hearing: 'Open source is not the problem'

2022-02-09 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.networkworld.com/article/3649003/log4j-hearing-open-source-is-not-the-problem.html marktre...@gmail.com -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with

Re: USS Rexx mistery

2022-02-03 Thread Mark Regan
There is a Wikipedia article about it at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebang_(Unix) ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Contractor, Checks

FYI: Easily Exploitable Linux Flaw Exposes All Distributions: Qualys

2022-01-27 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.esecurityplanet.com/threats/pwnkit-linux-flaw-hits-all-distributions/ ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Contractor, Checks

Fwd: IBM confirms new mainframe to arrive ‘late’ in first half of 2022

2022-01-25 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.theregister.com/2022/01/25/ibm_q4_2021/ ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Contractor, Checks & Balances, Inc. E

Fwd: Opinion: Sea shanties written for the digital age | NPR

2022-01-23 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.npr.org/2022/01/22/1074964815/opinion-sea-shanties-written-for-the-digital-age ​Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Contractor

Re: JES2 mail notification

2022-01-18 Thread Mark Regan
You should look at using Lionel Dyck's XMITIP REXX program. You can get it directly from his site, at https://www.lbdsoftware.com, or at CBT Tape, at https://www.cbttape.org, file 314. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986

Fwd: Why IBM Z Is Fit for Business Purpose | PLANET MAINFRAME

2022-01-14 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.planetmainframe.com/2022/01/why-ibm-z-is-fit-for-business-purpose/ Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Contractor, Checks & Bala

Fwd: Easily Research and Access Mainframe Open Source using ISPF | Written by Lionel B. Dyck

2022-01-14 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.openmainframeproject.org/blog/2022/01/14/easily-research-and-access-mainframe-open-source-using-ispf Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications

Fwd: When open-source developers go bad | ZDNet

2022-01-14 Thread Mark Regan
-source-developers-go-bad/ Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Contractor, Checks & Balances, Inc. Email: marktre...@gmail.com LinkedIn: h

Fwd: Where do we go from here? 2022 Predictions By Open Mainframe Project

2022-01-13 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.openmainframeproject.org/blog/2022/01/12/2022-predictions Regards, Mark Regan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: NetView question

2022-01-13 Thread Mark Regan
John, In case you're not aware, there is a NetView and a SAusers group on groups.io where you can post your question to also. marktre...@gmail.com On Thu, Jan 13, 2022, 10:35 John Blythe Reid wrote: > Hello, > > I have a question about this NetView screen: > > AOFKINFO Automation

FWIW: NoOps: IT Operations Getting Closer to Automated Future | Data Center Knowledge

2022-01-11 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/manage/noops-it-operations-getting-closer-automated-future Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Contractor

Just FYI: The 2021 Most Loved, Most Dreaded, and Most Wanted Programming Languages

2022-01-08 Thread Mark Regan
-and-wanted Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR General, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant (z NetView, z/OS Communications Server) Contractor, Checks & Balances, Inc. Email: marktre...@gmail.com LinkedIn: h

Re: ... Re: Top 8 Reasons for using Python instead of REXX for z/OS

2022-01-05 Thread Mark Regan
2010. The instructor was a fellow coworker from Nationwide Insurance. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant Contractor, Checks & Balances, Inc. Email:marktre...@gmail.com LinkedIn:

Re: Help with switching an IP:PORT to TLS V1.2

2021-12-22 Thread Mark Regan
d more. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant Contractor, Checks & Balances, Inc. Email:marktre...@gmail.com LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-t-regan On Wed, Dec 22, 2021

Is anyone using SPFLite?

2021-12-21 Thread Mark Regan
...@gmail.com . They also have a support forum at https://spflite.freeforums.net/ Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 z/OS Network Software Consultant Contractor, Checks & Balances, Inc. Email: marktre...@gmail.com LinkedIn: h

Fwd: Which is better – the mainframe or AWS? | Mainframe Update by Trevor Eddolls

2021-12-19 Thread Mark Regan
*http://mainframeupdate.blogspot.com/2021/12/which-is-better-mainframe-or-aws.html <http://mainframeupdate.blogspot.com/2021/12/which-is-better-mainframe-or-aws.html>* *Regards,Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tgCTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1991)Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017Cont

Re: Top 8 Reasons for using Python instead of REXX for z/OS

2021-12-18 Thread Mark Regan
Just FYI, if anyone doesn't know, the person who wrote this article is an IBM employee, with almost 37 years with them. He is on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/frankdegilio/ Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1979 active; 1979-1991, reserves; including two

Re: Top 8 Reasons for using Python instead of REXX for z/OS

2021-12-18 Thread Mark Regan
By the way, people should also respond with their critique of the author's article on his blog, in addition to the mailing list. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1979 active; 1979-1991, reserves; including two years with the Ohio Air National Guard) Nationwide Insurance

Fwd: Top 8 Reasons for using Python instead of REXX for z/OS

2021-12-18 Thread Mark Regan
Some of you may have already seen this since it was also shared on LinkedIn, which is where I saw it. https://medium.com/theropod/top-8-reasons-for-using-python-instead-of-rexx-for-z-os-a6b67f8210a6 Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1979 active; 1979-1991, reserves

Fwd: Log4Shell Vulnerability: How DevSecOps Pros Can Mitigate Risk

2021-12-17 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.datacenterknowledge.com/security/log4shell-vulnerability-how-devsecops-pros-can-mitigate-risk Regards -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with

Fwd: More Log4j News | Schneider on Security

2021-12-16 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2021/12/more-log4j-news.html Mark Regan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Fwd: Log4shell by the Numbers: Why did CVE-2021-44228 Set the Internet on Fire?

2021-12-16 Thread Mark Regan
https://intelligencecommunitynews.com/ic-insiders-log4shell-by-the-numbers-why-did-cve-2021-44228-set-the-internet-on-fire/ -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Fwd: AWS outage: Our bad, admits Amazon, albeit vaguely - TechRepublic

2021-12-14 Thread Mark Regan
Just FYI... https://www.techrepublic.com/article/aws-outage-our-bad-admits-amazon-albeit-vaguely/ Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1979 active; 1979-1991, reserves; including two years with the Ohio Air National Guard) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 (z/OS

Fwd: AWS wants to get your mainframe apps into the cloud – fast

2021-12-11 Thread Mark Regan
ts/network-world_aws-wants-to-get-your-mainframe-apps-into-activity-6871914304078139392-vMHr Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1979 active; 1979-1991, reserves; including two years with the Ohio Air National Guard) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 (z/OS Networ

AWS Outage Analysis: December 7, 2021

2021-12-10 Thread Mark Regan
Since this topic is still somewhat active, I thought I'd forward this link. https://www.thousandeyes.com/blog/aws-outage-analysis-dec-7-2021 Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1979 active; 1979-1991, reserves; including two years with the Ohio Air National Guard

Re: AWS is down.

2021-12-09 Thread Mark Regan
What is the overhead cost to run ZD on AWS; that is, how much do they charge you above what you pay for the IBM license for it. I wonder if IBM will be offering the Learners Edition through the IBM Cloud? Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1979 active; 1979-1991, reserves

Re: AWS is down.

2021-12-09 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3644370/aws-outage-hit-collaboration-vendors-highlights-risk-of-cloud-based-tools.html Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1979 active; 1979-1991, reserves; including two years with the Ohio Air National Guard) Nationwide Insurance

Fwd: IBM offers one-stop-shop for mainframe hybrid cloud initiatives | Network World

2021-12-08 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.networkworld.com/article/3644149/ibm-offers-one-stop-shop-for-mainframe-hybrid-cloud-initiatives.html#jump Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1979 active; 1979-1991, reserves; including two years with the Ohio Air National Guard) Nationwide Insurance, Retired

Re: AWS is down.

2021-12-08 Thread Mark Regan
iated Press <https://apnews.com/> had trouble publishing the news." Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1979 active; 1979-1991, reserves; including two years with the Ohio Air National Guard) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 (z/OS Network Software Consultant)

Re: AWS is down.

2021-12-08 Thread Mark Regan
at the end of the article. https://www.theregister.com/2021/12/07/aws_wobbles_is_us_east/ Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1979 active; 1979-1991, reserves; including two years with the Ohio Air National Guard) Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 (z/OS Networ

FYI: AWS wants to get your mainframe apps into the cloud – fast | Network World

2021-11-30 Thread Mark Regan
This news item popped up in my newsfeed today. https://www.networkworld.com/article/3642373/aws-wants-to-get-your-mainframe-apps-into-the-cloud-fast.html Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR, EN80tg CTO1 USNR-Retired (1969-1979 active; 1979-1991, reserves; including two years with the Ohio Air National

Fwd: Mainframes and Open Source – an update

2021-10-29 Thread Mark Regan
http://mainframeupdate.blogspot.com/2021/10/mainframes-and-open-source-update.html Mark Regan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM

Re: IBM ZDNT Learner's Edition - beware

2021-10-29 Thread Mark Regan
I put in my request on Oct. 21st and still have not heard back from IBM except for the autoresponse email saying that someone from sales will contact me. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR *CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991* *Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017* On Fri, Oct 29, 2021 at 5:40 AM

FMID to Program Number

2021-10-27 Thread Mark Regan
Does IBM keep a FMID to Program Number cross reference listing on their web site somewhere? My searches are not coming up with anything. Thanks, Mark Regan, K8MTR *CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991* *Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017

Re: IBM ZDNT Learner's Edition - beware

2021-10-26 Thread Mark Regan
I wonder if we will be able to make connections with each other's systems using TCPIP (TCPNJE) or Enterprise Extender? Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR *CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991* *Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017* On Tue, Oct 26, 2021 at 6:24 PM John McKown wrote: > On Tue, Oct

Re: IBM ZDNT Learner's Edition - beware

2021-10-25 Thread Mark Regan
I'm still waiting to hear back from IBM Sales on getting the product. I submitted my request to them almost 2-weeks ago, and all I've gotten back (the same day) is an automated response email that says we will get back to you. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR *CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991* *Nationwide

Re: IBM ZDNT Learner's Edition - beware

2021-10-25 Thread Mark Regan
a.org/wiki/Free_and_open-source_software Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR *CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991* *Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017* On Mon, Oct 25, 2021 at 1:41 PM Lionel B. Dyck wrote: > The T's's explicitly state that it is to be used for learning and may > NOT be used for any kin

Re: IBM z/OS Learner's Edition

2021-10-23 Thread Mark Regan
The Learners Edition will only support z/OS. These links detail the breakdown for each edition of ZD: https://www.ibm.com/products/z-development-test-environment/pricing https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/zdt/13.2.0 Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR *CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991* *Nationwide Insurance

Re: IBM z/OS Learner's Edition

2021-10-23 Thread Mark Regan
. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR *CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991* *Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017* On Sat, Oct 23, 2021 at 1:30 PM Kevin Monceaux wrote: > On Tue, Oct 12, 2021 at 11:19:41AM -0500, Lionel B. Dyck wrote: > > > More information https://ibm.github.io/zdt-learners-e

Re: Is there a CL/SuperSession (CLSS) user's group?

2021-10-21 Thread Mark Regan
some use. Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR *CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991* *Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017* On Thu, Oct 21, 2021 at 10:03 AM Richards, Robert B. (CTR) < 01c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Mark, > > I am unaware of any user group. Regar

Is there a CL/SuperSession (CLSS) user's group?

2021-10-21 Thread Mark Regan
Is there a CL/SuperSession (CLSS) user group? If not, are there any users here on IBM-MAIN who can help a new customer with questions about transitioning to it from another vendor's product? Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR *CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991* *Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017

XMITIP Mailing List now on groups.io

2021-08-08 Thread Mark Regan
For those of you that use Lionel Dyck's XMITIP REXX program to create an email from z/OS, the mailing list for it is now on groups.io Details at https://groups.io/g/xmitip Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR *CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991* *Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017* Facebook: https

FWD: IBM moves toward consumption-based mainframe pricing | Network World

2021-05-06 Thread Mark Regan
Just FYI... https://www.networkworld.com/article/3617911/ibm-moves-toward-consumption-based-mainframe-pricing.html Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR *CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991* *Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.t.regan LinkedIn: https

Fwd: Tell me about COBOL - Planet Mainframe

2020-07-22 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.planetmainframe.com/2020/07/tell-me-about-cobol/ Regards, Mark T. Regan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Fwd: Still COBOL After All These Years?

2020-07-16 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.planetmainframe.com/2020/07/still-cobol-after-all-these-years/ Regards, Mark Regan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM

Fwd: Options grow for migrating mainframe apps to the cloud | Network World

2020-07-15 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.networkworld.com/article/3567058/options-grow-for-migrating-mainframe-apps-to-the-cloud.html or *https://tinyurl.com/y9r3yeus * Regards, Mark T. Regan Nationwide Insurance, Retired --

Old Code Gets Younger Every Year - Marianne Bellotti - Medium

2020-06-09 Thread Mark Regan
https://medium.com/@bellmar/old-code-gets-younger-every-year-3bd24c7f2262 Regards, Mark T. Regan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO

What crashing COBOL systems reveal about applications maintenance -- GCN

2020-05-13 Thread Mark Regan
https://gcn.com/articles/2020/05/12/keeping-mainframes-up-to-date.aspx?m=1 -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: Developers say Google's Go is 'most sought after' programming language of 2020

2020-05-09 Thread Mark Regan
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Go_(programming_language) Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR *CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991* *Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017* Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.t.regan LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mark-t-regan Maranatha! <>< On Sat, Ma

Fwd: Developers say Google's Go is 'most sought after' programming language of 2020

2020-05-08 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.zdnet.com/article/developers-say-googles-go-is-most-sought-after-programming-language-of-2020 or *https://tinyurl.com/yaduy3gn* <https://tinyurl.com/yaduy3gn> Regards, Mark Regan, K8MTR *CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991* *Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017* Facebook:

Re: Cobol

2020-04-24 Thread Mark Regan
Try https://www.wired.com/story/cant-file-unemployment-dont-blame-cobol/ *Mark T. Regan, K8MTR* CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991 Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 On Fri, Apr 24, 2020 at 2:27 PM Seymour J Metz wrote: > There are blurbs for dozens of articles; which one is relevant? I

Fwd: Three years ago, IBM ordered staff to work in central hubs. Now its new CEO ponders mid-pandemic: Is there a better way of doing things? • The Register

2020-04-21 Thread Mark Regan
>From the article: "Systems revenue saw $1.4bn in revenue, up 3 per cent thanks to the IBM Z mainframe line." https://www.theregister.co.uk/2020/04/21/ibm_q1_fy2020_coronavirus/ Regards, *Mark T. Regan, K8MTR* CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991 Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017

Memory-Lane Monday: System Zzzzz | Computerworld Shark Tank

2020-04-20 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.computerworld.com/article/3536588/memory-lane-monday-system-z.html or *https://tinyurl.com/ybgnlf7x* Regards, *Mark T. Regan, K8MTR* CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991 Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017

Re: New Jersey Pleas for COBOL Coders for Mainframes Amid Coronavirus Pandemic

2020-04-13 Thread Mark Regan
The article mentions Python, but it is 30 years old, and the latest version, v3, is not even backwards compatible with v2 (if I remember correctly). Regards, *Mark T. Regan, K8MTR* CTO1 USNR-Retired, 1969-1991 Nationwide Insurance, Retired, 1986-2017 On Mon, Apr 13, 2020 at 11:51 AM Seymour J

Getting COBOL training on an actual mainframe

2020-04-13 Thread Mark Regan
My wife has been out of the workforce for several years, she had to take care of her father. She knows COBOL, but it was the MicroFocus version on Wintel systems. She would like to learn how to use COBOL on z/OS, so is there anyone that teaches it where you learn on z/OS. I know that Marist does

Google creates online unemployment application with state of New York (New Jersey Pleas for COBOL Coders for Mainframes Amid Coronavirus Pandemic)

2020-04-10 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.cnbc.com/2020/04/09/google-creates-online-unemployment-application-with-state-of-new-york.html or *https://tinyurl.com/uvrud2p <https://tinyurl.com/uvrud2p>* Regards, Mark Regan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / s

Fwd: Why rip out COBOL when you can modernize key applications? - Weirdware

2020-04-06 Thread Mark Regan
https://www.weirdware.com/2020/03/24/why-rip-out-cobol-when-you-can-modernise-key-applications or *https://tinyurl.com/rezyxke* Regards, Mark T. Regan -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff /

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