Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-24 Thread Carmen Vitullo
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 updates periodi

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Roger Bolan
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 reme

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 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 general

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Seymour J Metz
(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 Center

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Carmen Vitullo
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 getting

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

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

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

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

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

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. ---

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

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Radoslaw Skorupka
] 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 PC these days? My only laptop is old

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 >

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Matt Hogstrom
ou 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 >> Subject: Re:

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Carmen Vitullo
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

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Carmen Vitullo
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. (CTR) wrote: I hope you only plug

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Seymour J Metz
: 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 Laptops are also

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
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 PC's and Laptops :( Carmen

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Richards, Robert B. (CTR)
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's and Laptops :( Carmen On 1

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 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

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
. 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 manuals, people

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
ERV.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 o

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread René Jansen
Metz >> http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 >> >> >> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] on behalf of >> Allan Staller [00000387911dea17-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu] >> Sent: Friday, January 2

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Carmen Vitullo
o: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 Mainf

Re: IBM Knowledge Center down?

2022-01-21 Thread Seymour J Metz
an 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 replacin

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

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
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 broken

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 > Ch

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

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,

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 /