Re: Creating Publications for the IBM Knowledge Center?

2022-02-18 Thread Ed Jaffe
create an Eclipse help plug-in, I can put you in touch with the person that made it happen for us. Thanks, Ed Jaffe On 2/18/2022 6:27 AM, Lionel B. Dyck wrote: I'm interested in creating publications that can be hosted by the IBM Knowledge Center and would like to talk/e-mail within anyone who

Creating Publications for the IBM Knowledge Center?

2022-02-18 Thread Lionel B. Dyck
I'm interested in creating publications that can be hosted by the IBM Knowledge Center and would like to talk/e-mail within anyone who can provide me with some guidance. Thank you Lionel B. Dyck <>< Website: https://www.lbdsoftware.com Github: https://github.com/lbdyck "Wo

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-24 Thread Carmen Vitullo
Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 12:24 PM To:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? not shameless IMHO, a great tool I use first before hitting the books. to age myself a bit, I remember getting boxes of hard copy, and updat

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Roger Bolan
IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf > Of Carmen Vitullo > Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 12:24 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? > > not shameless IMHO, a great tool I use first before hitting the books. > > to age myself a bit, I re

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Seymour J Metz
metz3 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of René Jansen [rene.vincent.jan...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 11:47 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? Yes, that is a very good idea. It would follow the ge

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Seymour J Metz
hmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Carmen Vitullo [cvitu...@hughes.net] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 12:24 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge C

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Carmen Vitullo
ginal Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 12:24 PM To:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? not shameless IMHO, a great tool I use first before hitting the books. to age myself a bit, I remember ge

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Richards, Robert B. (CTR)
I remember doing those tech updates by hand...circa 1985? -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 12:24 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? not shameless IMHO, a great tool I

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Carmen Vitullo
not shameless IMHO, a great tool I use first before hitting the books. to age myself a bit, I remember getting boxes of hard copy, and updates periodically and was able to update the doc by hand, anyone remember the | update makes and what pages to remove and replace? taking that away and rep

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Ramsey Hallman
To throw in a shameless plug, if you have MVS/QuickRef, much of the IBM and ISV content is available on your mainframe for instant access, internet or not, KC up or down, USB plugable, etc. And for our clients, if there is content we do not currently have that you desire, let us know and we will d

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread René Jansen
Yes, that is a very good idea. It would follow the general route in which progress is made, then undone, and then redone. As JSON api’s to everything are the fashion nowadays, that would be really welcome to stay updated, by e.g. having a nightly cronjob that updates the docs databases. If these

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread René Jansen
Speaking about bookmanager - I am right in assuming the Linux version is MIA? I was looking into making a Docker container for my older books - to run on the Mac actually - but could not find that anymore. Is there a good bookmanager—>pdf conversion somewhere? Best regards, René. > On 21 Ja

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Carmen Vitullo
I also like Book-manager, and agree the search function once the index was built the first time was very good. we merged our systems doc using Book-manager build with the book-manager doc and placed that doc on the same Book-manager server...running OS/2 Warp :) Carmen On 1/21/2022 9:58 AM

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Bob Bridges
I always liked the HTML versions, and much prefer the search facility that came with those. But once IBM discontinued them, I bit the bullet and now have a sizable collection of PDFs. It's true there's an advantage of being able to look in them even when my internet connection is down. --- Bo

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Carmen Vitullo
good point, and normally not inserted unless I know I've loaded new content that I want to save and I use the last USB port on the front of this tower to recharge my wireless ear pods :) On 1/21/2022 9:31 AM, Radoslaw Skorupka wrote: I'd suggest to remove the stick. And insert it only when do

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Radoslaw Skorupka
-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 9:58 AM To:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? Our company PC's and Laptops are also disabled, but I was making a point, albeit poorly, to be careful with USB sticks these days. What's a home

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Matt Hogstrom
One thing not mentioned on the thread is the ability to have APIs to read the IBM document database. If one exists please share. The document database assumes a human at a browser which is limiting and a supported and stable API interface would be welcome. Matt Hogstrom PGP key 0F143BC1 > On

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Matt Hogstrom
fired if you plug it into a work >> computer. Just ask the Iranians. >> >> -Original Message- >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of >> René Jansen >> Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 9:41 AM >> To:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU >> Su

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Carmen Vitullo
gmu.edu/~smetz3 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Richards, Robert B. (CTR) [01c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 9:58 AM To:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowle

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Carmen Vitullo
half Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 9:50 AM To:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? for me Bob, I'd have to download on my home PC, USB's are disabled on company PC's and Laptops :( Carmen On 1/21/2022 8:47 AM, Richards, Robert B.

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Seymour J Metz
From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Richards, Robert B. (CTR) [01c91f408b9e-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 9:58 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? Our company PC's and Laptop

Plan B for the Internet - Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Nash, Jonathan S.
@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject:Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? My regular warning to download the all the pdf files of all the manuals, people! You might not have external internet access when it all goes sideways. In fact, that is an extremely common scenario, in which you would want, very bad, access

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Carmen Vitullo
Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Carmen Vitullo [cvitu...@hughes.net] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 9:49 AM To:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? for me Bob, I'd have to download on my home PC, USB's are disabled on company P

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Richards, Robert B. (CTR)
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 9:50 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? for me Bob, I'd have to download on my home PC, USB's are disabled on company PC'

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Seymour J Metz
du/~smetz3 From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Carmen Vitullo [cvitu...@hughes.net] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 9:49 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? for me Bob, I'd have to downloa

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread René Jansen
y, January 21, 2022 9:41 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? > > My regular warning to download the all the pdf files of all the manuals, > people! > > You might not have external internet access when it all goes sideways. In > fact, t

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Carmen Vitullo
a work computer. Just ask the Iranians. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of René Jansen Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 9:41 AM To:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? My regular warning to download the all the pdf files of all the

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Richards, Robert B. (CTR)
@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? My regular warning to download the all the pdf files of all the manuals, people! You might not have external internet access when it all goes sideways. In fact, that is an extremely common scenario, in which you would want, very bad, access

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Carmen Vitullo
MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of Allan Staller [0387911dea17-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 7:17 AM To:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? Classification: Confidential The "new tools" are neither as reliable, functional

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread René Jansen
eymour J.) Metz >> http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 >> >> >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of >> Allan Staller [0387911dea17-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] >> Sent: Friday, Ja

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Carmen Vitullo
7:17 AM To:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? Classification: Confidential The "new tools" are neither as reliable, functional or available as those the are replacing. I have been sayig this for the last 10 yrs (or more). -Original Message- From: IBM

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Seymour J Metz
Allan Staller [0387911dea17-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] Sent: Friday, January 21, 2022 7:17 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? Classification: Confidential The "new tools" are neither as reliable, functional or available as those the are replacing. I

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Colin Paice
18 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? > > [CAUTION: This Email is from outside the Organization. Unless you trust > the sender, Don’t click links or open attachments as it may be a Phishing > email, which can steal your Information and com

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Allan Staller
January 20, 2022 4:18 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? [CAUTION: This Email is from outside the Organization. Unless you trust the sender, Don’t click links or open attachments as it may be a Phishing email, which can steal your Information and compr

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Hank Oerlemans
How many online systems have IBM put out there now ? Just when it's all seems stable it changes and we go around again. I could mention the stacks of manuals I started with that never went down :-) but think of the trees. Damn ! Am I that old ? I'm gonna download the pdf collection for now.

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Carmen Vitullo
Another new Doc site :(  ? thank you Kolusu, but why can't IBM redirect me to the new site? IIRC some time back a redirect from IBM sent me to a page that told me to save the new linkthen I was redirected automagically Carmen On 1/20/2022 2:15 PM, Sri h Kolusu wrote: Carmen, Try using

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Mike Shaw
That was down earlier this morning also. It is up now. Mike Shaw MVS/QuickRef Support Group Chicago-Soft, Ltd. On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 3:15 PM Sri h Kolusu wrote: > Carmen, > > Try using the new docs site > > https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/products > > Thanks, > Kolusu > > ---

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Sri h Kolusu
Carmen, Try using the new docs site https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/products Thanks, Kolusu -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Carmen Vitullo
-Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2022 1:59 PM To:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? :( - ok thanks for checking Mike Carmen On 1/20/2022 12:57 PM, Mike Shaw wrote: Same here. Most KC links

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Carmen Vitullo
: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Carmen Vitullo Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2022 1:59 PM To:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? :( - ok thanks for checking Mike Carmen On 1/20/2022 12:57 PM, Mike Shaw wrote: Same here. Most KC links have been broke

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Farley, Peter x23353
:59 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center down? :( - ok thanks for checking Mike Carmen On 1/20/2022 12:57 PM, Mike Shaw wrote: > Same here. Most KC links have been broken for several hours today. > > Mike Shaw > MVS/QuickRef Support Group > Chicago-Soft

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Carmen Vitullo
:( - ok thanks for checking Mike Carmen On 1/20/2022 12:57 PM, Mike Shaw wrote: Same here. Most KC links have been broken for several hours today. Mike Shaw MVS/QuickRef Support Group Chicago-Soft, Ltd. On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 1:36 PM Carmen Vitullo wrote: I have all my doc for z/os and p

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Mike Shaw
Same here. Most KC links have been broken for several hours today. Mike Shaw MVS/QuickRef Support Group Chicago-Soft, Ltd. On Thu, Jan 20, 2022 at 1:36 PM Carmen Vitullo wrote: > I have all my doc for z/os and products local, but I'm looking for some > new doc for Enterprise Cobol 6.2, someone

IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-20 Thread Carmen Vitullo
I have all my doc for z/os and products local, but I'm looking for some new doc for Enterprise Cobol 6.2, someone was asking for new options? and I cannot get the IBM's KC from work or home Carmen -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / si

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-07 Thread Timothy Sipples
1. As a reminder, IBM Knowledge Center for z/OS is a standard, included feature of the z/OS base operating system (Version 2.2 and above). Please take advantage of it. If your mainframe is not already "self-documenting," please make it so. 2. A "local" IBM Knowledge Center i

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-06 Thread zMan
via the >>> "Contact Us" button. I received an answer that the z/OS groups needs to >>> repair this and they will be notified. >>> Ahum... >>> >>> Kees. >>> >>> From: Vernooij, Kees (ITOPT1) - KLM >>> Sent: 04 July, 2017 15:18

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-06 Thread Susan Shumway
still exists after 24 hours, I reported it via the "Contact Us" button. I received an answer that the z/OS groups needs to repair this and they will be notified. Ahum... Kees. From: Vernooij, Kees (ITOPT1) - KLM Sent: 04 July, 2017 15:18 To: 'IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu' Subject:

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-06 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On 2017-07-06, at 11:47, Allan Staller wrote: > In that case, "6 nines" 99.99% > That's "8 nines". > -Original Message- > From: Paul Gilmartin > Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2017 12:45 PM > On Thu, 6 Jul 2017 14:25:21 -0300, Clark Morris wrote: >>> >>> In the case of z/OS Parallel Syspl

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-06 Thread Allan Staller
In that case, "6 nines" 99.99% -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Thursday, July 6, 2017 12:45 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center On Thu, 6 Jul 2017 14:2

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-06 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 6 Jul 2017 14:25:21 -0300, Clark Morris wrote: >> >>In the case of z/OS Parallel Sysplex, it is "5 nines" 99.9% >> Errr... I count seven nines there. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High_availability#.22Nines.22 >>This equates to about 3 seconds of non-availability per year. >> Five

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-06 Thread Clark Morris
[Default] On 6 Jul 2017 05:53:04 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main allan.stal...@hcl.com (Allan Staller) wrote: > >I tried to say: IBM should try for what they claim for z/OS' uptime. Let z/OS >be their goal. >Kees. > > >Exactly what I have been saying for about the last 5 years or so. >The brain-d

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-06 Thread Tony Harminc
On 6 July 2017 at 07:49, Paul Gilmartin <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > But Phil Payne (IIRC) once sneered here that he couldn't issue the > same Google query twice consecutively and get the same number > of hits. There are two possible reasons for that. But that was in

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-06 Thread Edward Gould
> On Jul 6, 2017, at 6:49 AM, Paul Gilmartin > <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > On Thu, 6 Jul 2017 05:03:24 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: >> >> On the other hand GOOGLE has *NEVER* been down for me. IBM should try for >> Google’s up t

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-06 Thread Allan Staller
I tried to say: IBM should try for what they claim for z/OS' uptime. Let z/OS be their goal. Kees. Exactly what I have been saying for about the last 5 years or so. The brain-dead weenies in charge just don't seem to get this. Before Tim Sipples jumps in and says this is not possible, I unders

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-06 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Paul Gilmartin wrote: >IBM Knowledge Center should have Google's depth of redundancy? It would be nice... ;-) >But Phil Payne (IIRC) once sneered here that he couldn't issue the same Google >query twice consecutively and get the same number of hits. There are two >pos

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-06 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Thu, 6 Jul 2017 05:03:24 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: > >On the other hand GOOGLE has *NEVER* been down for me. IBM should try for >Google’s up time, IMO. > IBM Knowledge Center should have Google's depth of redundancy? But Phil Payne (IIRC) once sneered here that he couldn

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-06 Thread Vernooij, Kees (ITOPT1) - KLM
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Edward Gould > Sent: 06 July, 2017 12:03 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center > > > On Jul 6, 2017, at 2:02 AM, Ve

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-06 Thread Edward Gould
LISTSERV.UA.EDU >> Subject: Re: AW: IBM Knowledge Center >> >> Peter Hunkeler wrote: >>> it is just because of the unreliablilty that I want easily >> downloadable PDFs. >> >> I keep huge collections of PDF's anyway, because it's ALWAYS more >>

Re: AW: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-06 Thread Vernooij, Kees (ITOPT1) - KLM
> -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Jack J. Woehr > Sent: 05 July, 2017 19:36 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: AW: IBM Knowledge Center > > Peter Hunkeler wrote: >

Re: AW: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-05 Thread Jack J. Woehr
Peter Hunkeler wrote: it is just because of the unreliablilty that I want easily downloadable PDFs. I keep huge collections of PDF's anyway, because it's ALWAYS more reliable to have them on the huge and cheap PC disk than to go fetch on demand from the Internet. -- Jack J. Woehr # Scienc

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-05 Thread Susan Shumway
July, 2017 15:18 To: 'IBM-MAIN@listserv.ua.edu' Subject: IBM Knowledge Center Recurring frustration: when will I be able to reliably find something in the IBM Knowlegde Center. Grrr: @$%#$@#! "The requested resource is not found: /support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-05 Thread Vernooij, Kees (ITOPT1) - KLM
listserv.ua.edu' Subject: IBM Knowledge Center Recurring frustration: when will I be able to reliably find something in the IBM Knowlegde Center. Grrr: @$%#$@#! "The requested resource is not found: /support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2

AW: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-05 Thread Peter Hunkeler
>1. It is true that the quality of the IBM Knowledge Center seems to have taken >a hit in their push to make it more mobile-friendly. IMHO, this is two-fold: The push towards mobile simplified what is shown on the pages, and this is positive. I think many pages are slimmer today an

AW: Re: AW: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-05 Thread Peter Hunkeler
> And yes, I test now and then each pages to see which are still working, say I > have a page starting with www-1, but instead discover only www-3 works, then > I replace/delete the book mark(s). I usually edit any www-1..., www-3..., etc and save it as www... when bookmarking. I never have ha

Re: AW: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-04 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Jack J. Woehr wrote: > 3. I'm less expert than most of you who are complaining and I still can find > whatever I want in the billion or so pages >of IBM documentation on the web via a Google search. Or start at www.ibm.com [0] and do your searches. Then bookmark pages containing successful

Re: AW: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-04 Thread Jack J. Woehr
Peter Hunkeler wrote: Finding something on the Internet reliably? ROTFLOL. That is a contradiction in terms. Three thoughts: 1. It is true that the quality of the IBM Knowledge Center seems to have taken a hit in their push to make it more mobile-friendly. 2. Nonetheless, IBM&#

AW: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-04 Thread Peter Hunkeler
>Recurring frustration: when will I be able to reliably find something in the >IBM Knowlegde Center. Finding something on the Internet reliably? ROTFLOL. That is a contradiction in terms. -- Peter Hunkeler -- For IBM-MAI

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-04 Thread Steve Thompson
ISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Vernooij, Kees (ITOPT1) - KLM Sent: Tuesday, July 4, 2017 8:18 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: IBM Knowledge Center Recurring frustration: when will I be able to reliably find something in the IBM Knowlegde Center. Grrr: @$%#$@#! "The requested re

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-04 Thread Vernooij, Kees (ITOPT1) - KLM
uly, 2017 15:21 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: IBM Knowledge Center > > Canned refrain: > > The new tools are neither as reliable, available or functional as the > tools that are being replaced! > > > > -Original Message- > From

Re: IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-04 Thread Allan Staller
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: IBM Knowledge Center Recurring frustration: when will I be able to reliably find something in the IBM Knowlegde Center. Grrr: @$%#$@#! "The requested resource is not found: /support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.ieag100/d3xcf.htm&q

IBM Knowledge Center

2017-07-04 Thread Vernooij, Kees (ITOPT1) - KLM
Recurring frustration: when will I be able to reliably find something in the IBM Knowlegde Center. Grrr: @$%#$@#! "The requested resource is not found: /support/knowledgecenter/SSLTBW_2.2.0/com.ibm.zos.v2r2.ieag100/d3xcf.htm" Kees. For in

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-30 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 30 May 2017 22:29:34 -0500, Mike Schwab wrote: > >> But a desktop system, outside the radius of destruction, with UPS? >> And I'd expect the manuals on the MF to be replicated at the DR site. >> >Laptop with needed manuals. Hours of power. Recharge with vehicle. > I'd count that as UPS.

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-30 Thread Mike Schwab
On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 10:30 AM, Paul Gilmartin <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Tue, 30 May 2017 08:43:15 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: >>—SNIP— >> >>That is why I submit that HC manuals are still needed will always be needed. >>When your s

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-30 Thread John McKown
On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 7:13 PM, Paul Gilmartin < 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Tue, 30 May 2017 18:46:36 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: > >>> > >>> I also don’t trust PC’s for various reasons. > >>> > >> How recently have you used one? How long could you operate > >> wi

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-30 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 30 May 2017 18:46:36 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: >>> >>> I also don’t trust PC’s for various reasons. >>> >> How recently have you used one? How long could you operate >> without using one? What's in the HMC? >I use a mac everyday as for PC’s I stay away from them as long as I can. > I

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-30 Thread Edward Gould
> On May 30, 2017, at 12:54 PM, Paul Gilmartin > <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > On Tue, 30 May 2017 11:46:51 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: >> >> I also don’t trust PC’s for various reasons. >> > How recently have you used one? How long could you operate > without usin

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-30 Thread John McKown
On Tue, May 30, 2017 at 12:54 PM, Paul Gilmartin < 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Tue, 30 May 2017 11:46:51 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: > > > >I also don’t trust PC’s for various reasons. > > > How recently have you used one? How long could you operate > without using

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-30 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 30 May 2017 11:46:51 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: > >I also don’t trust PC’s for various reasons. > How recently have you used one? How long could you operate without using one? What's in the HMC? -- gil -- For IBM-MAIN

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-30 Thread Edward Gould
> On May 30, 2017, at 10:30 AM, Paul Gilmartin > <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > > On Tue, 30 May 2017 08:43:15 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: >> —SNIP— >> >> That is why I submit that HC manuals are still needed will always be needed. >> Whe

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-30 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Tue, 30 May 2017 08:43:15 -0500, Edward Gould wrote: >—SNIP— > >That is why I submit that HC manuals are still needed will always be needed. >When your system is down its down and having manuals on there MF is useless. > But a desktop system, outside the radius o

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-30 Thread John McKown
it's not sufficient and never > > can be. You MUST have a "Plan B" that does not rely on your ability to > > reach your vendor(s) continuously if you have mission critical needs and > > take them seriously. In the case of Knowledge Center, IBM is equipping > you >

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-30 Thread Edward Gould
quot; that does not rely on your ability to > reach your vendor(s) continuously if you have mission critical needs and > take them seriously. In the case of Knowledge Center, IBM is equipping you > with an excellent "Plan B" option called the IBM Knowledge Center for z/OS, > includ

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-30 Thread Tom Marchant
On Mon, 29 May 2017 12:47:09 +0800, Timothy Sipples wrote: >I don't know why this concept seems so hard to understand, It isn't hard to understand. We are not the freakin' idiots that your condescending attitude suggests that you think we are. >but let me try again. Please stop. We know that

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-30 Thread Timothy Sipples
-- and the vendors including IBM should do better! (#1) -- they cannot assure the outcomes mission critical customers require. Those mission critical customers (almost all of you) have some role to play, too, including #3. So please take advantage of IBM Knowledge Center for z/OS and/or other co

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-29 Thread Elardus Engelbrecht
Ok, time for me to jump in and out... Tom Brennan wrote: >> I don't know why this concept seems so hard to understand, >Because you're talking about multiple things: > 1) Up-time of IBM online utilities > 2) Reliability of our internet connection > 3) Backup method in case a utility is not av

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-28 Thread Tom Brennan
Timothy Sipples wrote: First of all, we're not talking about whatever Internet connections you use for posting to Facebook. In my case I am, because I'm most often working from home. I don't know why this concept seems so hard to understand, Because you're talking about multiple things: 1

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-28 Thread Timothy Sipples
T have a "Plan B" that does not rely on your ability to reach your vendor(s) continuously if you have mission critical needs and take them seriously. In the case of Knowledge Center, IBM is equipping you with an excellent "Plan B" option called the IBM Knowledge Center f

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-28 Thread Clark Morris
[Default] On 27 May 2017 22:03:38 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main sipp...@sg.ibm.com (Timothy Sipples) wrote: >Clark Morris wrote: >>IBM needs to be able to have 24/365.24 availability online of Shop Z >>series (all software download) and the related problem reporting and >>information facilities.

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-27 Thread Edward Gould
> On May 28, 2017, at 12:03 AM, Timothy Sipples wrote: > > Clark Morris wrote: >> IBM needs to be able to have 24/365.24 availability online of Shop Z >> series (all software download) and the related problem reporting and >> information facilities. > > Clark, what you're describing is NOT POSSI

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-27 Thread Tom Brennan
Anecdotal: When I'm trying to get to an IBM service and it's not available, it's highly likely the problem is on the IBM side. Why? because if it was a public/local internet problem I wouldn't be trying to get to an IBM service - I'd be trying to solve our internet issue so my wife can post p

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-27 Thread Edward Gould
> On May 27, 2017, at 5:58 PM, Clark Morris wrote: > >> cular connection to it, simply doesn't offer that assurance. > > But from what I read here, the Knowledge Center has nowhere near the > online availability of the Microsoft Knowledge base and related > availability of fixes. In short Micro

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-27 Thread Timothy Sipples
Clark Morris wrote: >IBM needs to be able to have 24/365.24 availability online of Shop Z >series (all software download) and the related problem reporting and >information facilities. Clark, what you're describing is NOT POSSIBLE. Any/every particular public Internet connection does not offer a c

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-27 Thread zMan
FTR: You can *ask* for enhancements. Doesn't mean there's any interest or commitment in fixing any of the things that make KC unusable for so many. On Sat, May 27, 2017 at 8:04 PM, Paul Gilmartin < 000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > On Sat, 27 May 2017 19:58:35 -0300, Clark

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-27 Thread Paul Gilmartin
On Sat, 27 May 2017 19:58:35 -0300, Clark Morris wrote: >> >>That'd be lovely, but unfortunately it's not possible. The public Internet, >>and your particular connection to it, simply doesn't offer that assurance. > >But from what I read here, the Knowledge Center has nowhere near the >online avail

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-27 Thread Clark Morris
facilities. If necessary, they should contract out to Amazon or Microsoft. Clark Morris > >Fortunately the IBM Knowledge Center is a base z/OS operating system >feature. Please take advantage of it. > >---

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-25 Thread Edward Gould
n C" if you wish. You describe one possible > Plan C: dead trees holding certain documentation, hopefully > useful-in-the-emergency-circumstances documentation. We're certainly not > disagreeing, at least as far as I can tell. > > IBM Knowledge Center is available at

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-25 Thread Denis
provider of plan A has not cut its prices by the same amount as its availability of plan A. Denis. -Original Message- From: Timothy Sipples To: IBM-MAIN Sent: Thu, May 25, 2017 6:14 pm Subject: Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now Edward

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-25 Thread Timothy Sipples
ntation, hopefully useful-in-the-emergency-circumstances documentation. We're certainly not disagreeing, at least as far as I can tell. IBM Knowledge Center is available at IBM via the public Internet, but *nobody* is recommending exclusive reliance on that offering for your mission critical n

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-25 Thread Edward Gould
ion critical > requirement. Fortunately you have one, and it's no additional charge with > z/OS: IBM Knowledge Center for z/OS. > > Edward Gould wrote: >> Will not use KC due to unreliability. When its 2 AM (or anytime for >> that matter) and my system is down I d

Re: you can request improvements to IBM Knowledge Center using the RFE process now

2017-05-25 Thread Steve Horein
On Thu, May 25, 2017 at 12:24 AM, Timothy Sipples wrote: > You can protect IBM Knowledge Center for z/OS services to your organization > just as you do any/all other z/OS-based services. If *all* of your z/OS > LPARs are down, then (a) you have a big problem (!), and (b) you need a

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