In 5553b800.4070...@copper.net, on 05/13/2015
at 04:45 PM, Steve Thompson ste...@copper.net said:
Here is the question: What happens if SYS1.BRODCAST fills up?
You lose messages. But why are you still using it? In the meantime,
install Shmuel Golob's bradcast manager from the CBT tape.
How
On Wed, 13 May 2015 22:51:41 -0400, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote:
on 05/12/2015 at 04:38 PM, John Eells said:
That alternative seems as though it might be worth looking at.
What about shipping software on USB data keys (thumb drive)? They're
still more expensive than tape, but the cost keeps
In 03a301d08cef$ad9c2bf0$08d483d0$@mcn.org, on 05/12/2015
at 01:10 PM, Charles Mills charl...@mcn.org said:
I did not know that TSO was cognizant of any IP address.
VTIOC picks the IP address out of an optional SNA CV. If you're using
a session manager, verify that it is configured to support
In 9hrukahon3m0s32fm7kch65bkke8lm5...@4ax.com, on 05/10/2015
at 05:46 PM, Binyamin Dissen bdis...@dissensoftware.com said:
ASCE's
Whoops! I read that as ASCRE, a macro. You are correct, of course,
rrhat PoOps is the place to look for architectural features, except
for the ones that IBM
In
sn1pr0101mb15201b846e38f6ce22e7b39cce...@sn1pr0101mb1520.prod.exchangelabs.com,
on 05/06/2015
at 04:48 PM, J O Skip Robinson jo.skip.robin...@sce.com said:
Question: did I really need to do that?
In your particular case, you could have just pushed the required lines
onto the stack,
In blu436-smtp2495e48a4dcc3fe5ef57a09da...@phx.gbl, on 05/11/2015
at 12:24 PM, Tony's Outlook via Mozilla tbabo...@outlook.com
said:
Seems easier.
FSVO easier that includes unscheduled IPL's in the middle of
production in order to deliver service. Personally I prefer less
painful to easier.
In 036f01d08cd5$35873340$a09599c0$@mcn.org, on 05/12/2015
at 10:00 AM, Charles Mills charl...@mcn.org said:
Subject line pretty much says it all.
No. What is a terminal name these days?
SMF30TSN or SMF30TID.
They should match fields returned by GTTERM.
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In 555214c7.5050...@copper.net, on 05/12/2015
at 10:57 AM, Steve Thompson ste...@copper.net said:
It seems to me, from years gone by, that if someone were to
message me via TSO XMIT, that the next time I caused an interrupt
(AID key of any kind), I would get notification that I needed to
W dniu 2015-05-15 o 07:12, Timothy Sipples pisze:
Or if you'd like the simpler, concise, sanity-restoring conversation
starter to borrow:
Every Apple iPhone connects to Apple to get security updates, with
authentication. Obviously timely security updates are essential to keep
thieves and
In 555264c6.6000...@us.ibm.com, on 05/12/2015
at 04:38 PM, John Eells ee...@us.ibm.com said:
That alternative seems as though it might be worth looking at.
What about shipping software on USB data keys (thumb drive)? They're
still more expensive than tape, but the cost keeps droping.
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In 009801d08848$c51a6a90$4f4f3fb0$@mcn.org, on 05/06/2015
at 03:05 PM, Charles Mills charl...@mcn.org said:
SYSTEM ABEND CODE 66D
Are you attaching the command with SP 0 unshared and SP 78 shared?
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They also came in 3600 foot reels.
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Behalf Of Mike Schwab
Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 8:38 PM
To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU
Subject: Re: CBT File 102 TAPESCAN S237- 0C on virtual tape
3420
In
874b151289704e46a874bf2ae6fdd8d1210a5...@kl126r4b.cs.ad.klmcorp.net,
on 05/13/2015
at 01:55 PM, Vernooij, CP (ITOPT1) - KLM kees.verno...@klm.com
said:
I don't know if it is, but I would be surprised if it is, because
is useless information for the system.
How is that relevant. The ystrem
In 55528a34.7070...@bremultibank.com.pl, on 05/13/2015
at 01:18 AM, R.S. r.skoru...@bremultibank.com.pl said:
It's cheaper than single tape cart.
What capacity thumb drive is cheaper than a tape of the same capacity?
I can be 16GB or 32GB or 64GB if needed.
I don't know what things are like
Yep, sorry, haven't heard from him in awhile
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Subject: Re: CBT File 102 TAPESCAN S237- 0C on
On Fri, 15 May 2015 06:51:45 -0500, Elardus Engelbrecht wrote:
This is what I try to tell our people. Protect the source and custodians
(people), not the tools. So, this is why I'm asking to see what others think -
is it practical to protect DFSORT keywords or not.
Nope.
As David said, let the
On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 6:51 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht
elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za wrote:
Jousma, David wrote:
I understand the concept, but sounds impossible.
So, I already see that. Beside, trying to protect the programs of
utilities are simply a no-no.
What about omitting the
It goes further nowadays. After it's processed by a program it's on spool
or report writer and can be modified
again. Over on AFP list one group wanted to change leading spaces to '*'
maybe in a PAGEDEF. It was pointed out that if you allowed this somebody else
could change leading spaces to
Hi to all,
I want to ask something on IBM-MAIN before I lodge a formal request for DFSORT
gurus attention:
It is part of my work to produce many audit reports using DFSORT, ICETOOL,
custom REXX, COBOL, Assembler programs.
Normally, while supported, we don't modify columns in DFSORT/ICETOOL,
I understand the concept, but sounds impossible. What about omitting the
records you don’t want? Omitting all user=ELARDUS would be just as bad as
changing data if there were intentional efforts going on. Auditors either have
to bring their own toolbox, or trust at some point. SMF going to
On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 1:56 AM, Paul Gilmartin
000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu wrote:
On Wed, 13 May 2015 22:51:41 -0400, Shmuel Metz (Seymour J.) wrote:
on 05/12/2015 at 04:38 PM, John Eells said:
That alternative seems as though it might be worth looking at.
What
Jousma, David wrote:
I understand the concept, but sounds impossible.
So, I already see that. Beside, trying to protect the programs of utilities are
simply a no-no.
What about omitting the records you don’t want? Omitting all user=ELARDUS
would be just as bad as changing data if there were
Just my thoughts.
Would you not protect the input (SORTIN) and output(SORTOUT) with RACF from
update where appropriate?
DFSORT can only change what the user doing the request has authority to do.
So if USERA runs a sort against PAYROLL.MSTR.TEMP and writing it out to
PAYROLL.MSTR using
On 05/14/2015 01:27 PM, Mark Jacobs - Listserv wrote:
As a general rule, the higher the RSU level the more security and
integrity fixes will be included. The only way you'll know for sure is
to access IBM's portal and download the special holddata.
Elardus Engelbrecht,
DFSORT already have some examples of creating ICETOOL reports based on
output files from the RACF® database unload utility (IRRDBU00) or the SMF
data unload utility (IRRADU00). The SYS1.SAMPLIB member IRRICE contains
DFSORT statements for record selection and ICETOOL
Yes, CSI would be good, but in my opinion it is not the most friendly. The
parsing of the workarea is painful.
I do have several versions that are a better way to use CSI than IBMs example.
I just need to fix it to return stem variables.
Lizette
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From: IBM
On Fri, 15 May 2015 15:48:15 -0400, John Eells wrote:
Why was this ever designed as a global repository rather than per-addressee?
snip
We'd probably need a time machine to even ask why.
But as Skip pointed out, disk and memory were absurdly expensive at the
time by today's standards. Also,
Hi Team,
First of all, i guess my question is not related to mainframe and i hope
i may get some solution for my problem.
I tried to login HMC but i struck up with below message . I was wait but
not luck i couldn't login HMC so far.
Just this week I had a discussion with an IBM specialist supporting a
European customer where the companion topic of stopping sysprogs from
subverting SMF records came up.
Protect the data is the key. And SMF 15 might be useful for tracking
updates.
Cheers, Martin
Martin Packer,
zChampion,
Updated Java???
We are having the same problems with the new java. Reinstalling the old
java and it works.
Tony Thigpen
Rajesh Kumar wrote on 05/15/2015 09:20 PM:
Hi Team,
First of all, i guess my question is not related to mainframe and i hope
i may get some solution for my problem.
I
I believe that the facility is as old as TSO itself. In those days a track of
DASD was by today's standards ridiculously expensive. How many things do we do
today just as we did them back then? I still put my pants on one leg a time.
But that's about it.
.
.
.
J.O.Skip Robinson
Southern
One note, I think if the VSAM files is open at the time a LISTC ENT(x) ALL is
done, then some of the statistics may not be accurate. This is indicated with
an asterisk (*) next to the field.
Lizetet
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stars...@mindspring.com (Lizette Koehler) wrote:
Do you have any tools like VANTAGE, Tivoli Omegamon Storage, etc...
If you have one of several CA Products you can download and install CA GMI
which is the lite version of CA SRM.
Otherwise, you will need to use something like a program (REXX,
On 15 May 2015 at 14:54, Hansen, Dave L - Eagan, MN
dave.l.han...@usps.gov wrote:
I have been working with IBM to figure out why my Java won't compile. They
said Double Check your code page to see it is indeed codepage 1047 (mine
wasn't), and make sure your Square Brackets are x'AD' and
000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Paul Gilmartin) wrote:
On Fri, 15 May 2015 17:14:27 +, J O Skip Robinson wrote:
The main problem with using SYS1.BRODCAST for directed messages is that all
users defined at the last ACCOUNT SYNC are candidates for message store. If a
user
What are the majority of companies using for their mainframe scheduling
software? Any concerns with ASG (ZEKE/ZEBB) filing for bankruptcy?
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On Fri, 15 May 2015 10:30:18 -0700, retired mainframer wrote:
Didn't Sony get in enough trouble embedding automatically activated software
on what was supposed to be data only media?
The keywords are automatically and supposed. If the medium is clearly
identified as a bootable OS and it
It's not enough to just encrypt at the DASD level. The exposure is not just
the systems, but also (or even mainly) insider malfeasance.
Application programmers need access to (some form of) production data to
perform valid regression testing at each change cycle. This argues for
Hi All,
We are working on migration work and we need to analysis the size of a many
VSAM files and can anyone help me with a JCL.
This would be helpful for us to move forward.
Regards,
Samat
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How many (willing to say) are using logfile.USERID in place of
SYS1.BRODCAST? How difficult was this to implement? And could it
solve that problem for us?
It isn't hard to set up - I have done it on my ADCD system about a year ago. I
am just not sure anymore if it worked dynamically (I
What are the majority of companies using for their mainframe scheduling
software?
The State of Iowa uses BMC Control-M, at least on the LPAR on which DHS is
deployed. Our installation is a cross-platform solution with workload running
on both the mainframe and distributed platforms.
This
Do you have any tools like VANTAGE, Tivoli Omegamon Storage, etc...
If you have one of several CA Products you can download and install CA GMI
which is the lite version of CA SRM.
Otherwise, you will need to use something like a program (REXX, COBOL, etc.)
and use a lot of LISTC ENT() ALL
'Getting rid of SYS1.BRODCAST' means replacing it with userlogs for 'directed'
messages. That is, messages with a specific userid. You still need
SYS1.BRODCAST for messages actually broadcast to all users with SAVE.
The main problem with using SYS1.BRODCAST for directed messages is that all
There has been a lot of discussion back and forth at my company as to what it
means to meet the PCI DSS (Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard)
requirement for data at rest, which I believe refers to the following from the
PCI DSS v3.0:
3.4 Render PAN unreadable anywhere it is stored
On Fri, 15 May 2015 17:14:27 +, J O Skip Robinson wrote:
The main problem with using SYS1.BRODCAST for directed messages is that all
users defined at the last ACCOUNT SYNC are candidates for message store. If a
user defined at that time stops logging on, messages--especially JCL
There is CA Workload Automation, CA 7, CA Scheduler, JOBTRAC (not sure what
its current name is) and BMC CONTROL products
Lizette
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On Behalf Of Lopez, Sharon
Sent: Friday, May 15, 2015 10:54 AM
I use Attachmate Reflection 2014 and have (and sometimes use) the option to
specify Latin 1/Open Systems, code page 1047. Click the Document Settings
icon (looks like a paper with two check marks and a pencil writing on it) the
under Terminal Configuration click Select Host Code Page.
Date:
_Penn State Engineering School Cuts Off Internet After Hacking Attacks |
Re/code_
(http://recode.net/2015/05/15/penn-state-engineering-school-cuts-off-internet-after-hacking-attacks/)
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We had the same concerns over the IDMS products we use that ASG owns
From what I have read, ASG has emerged from chapter 11 (as of May 4), the
founder and owner has stepped down, and the debt has been purchased by various
groups.
Does this mean ASG is guaranteed not to have trouble in the
On Fri, 15 May 2015 18:59:56 +, Grinsell, Don wrote:
We use BlueZone from Rocket Software and it supports both. Just to double
check, look for Latin 1 in your settings. That should be IBM-1047.
I always thought of Latin 1 as ISO8859-1.
The limits of my language are the limits of my
You might want to use IDCAMS DCOLLECT and parse the output file.
Various tools to work with that.
On Fri, May 15, 2015 at 1:10 PM, zos reader zos.rea...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi All,
We are working on migration work and we need to analysis the size of a many
VSAM files and can anyone help me with
W dniu 2015-05-15 o 20:38, Mitch Mccluhan pisze:
I would strongly recommend against any ASG product.
Why?
Just curious...
(answer offline is also welcome)
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I would strongly recommend against any ASG product. I personally suggest TWS
from IBM. If you currently have a mainframe scheduler, I have been involved in
a few conversion/migration projects from scheduler X to TWS, using a suite of
automated tools.
Mitch Mccluhan
mitc...@aol.com
We use BlueZone from Rocket Software and it supports both. Just to double
check, look for Latin 1 in your settings. That should be IBM-1047.
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On 5/15/2015 at 02:54 PM, Hansen, Dave L - Eagan, MN
dave.l.han...@usps.gov
wrote:
The other solution could be just to telnet directly to USS and use VT100. I
have heard of people doing this. Any suggestions? Probably need a VT100
emulator.
PuTTY is very popular for this, assuming
We have recently faced the same problem. Vista3270 can upload those pesky
characters just fine. See also these discussions, but don't believe every word
you read there.
http://x3270.bgp.nu/Brackets.html
http://www-01.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg21515307
IBM Personal Communications also provides IBM-1047. I use the TSO Latin-1
terminal setting (28. 3278L1) with it and it works correctly.
Peter
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Of J O Skip Robinson
Sent: Friday, May 15,
Sharon,
there are many alternatives. I've worked with AutoMan from Exspans Inc.
You can find more info at http://exspans.ca/products_pages/AutoMan
To my knowledge it has a higher-than-average value-for-money ratio.
Whether or not that holds for your particular situation is something
you'll have
Rob,
Sorry for the late reply. The mismatch of ciphers was ADCD, this version of
z/OS appears to give the customer a subset of ciphers. I am in the process
of contacting IBM to find out more information. We have it working on the
supplied ciphers. My concern of course is what the customer is
Didn't Sony get in enough trouble embedding automatically activated software on
what was supposed to be data only media?
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Sent: Thursday, May 14, 2015 11:56 PM
To:
On Fri, 15 May 2015 17:54:27 +, Lopez, Sharon sharon.lo...@nc.gov wrote:
What are the majority of companies using for their mainframe scheduling
software? Any concerns with ASG (ZEKE/ZEBB) filing for bankruptcy?
CA-7 has a significant market (very mature - sadly though, for example, the
Frequently heard saw: If it ain't broke, don't fix it.
My ROT: It's always broke. Fix it.
.
.
.
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Southern California Edison Company
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I owe the List an update. Based on earlier advice, I added a PROFILE command to
a skeleton REXX. When testing, to my astonishment, I could not reproduce my
earlier problem. I tested with both PROMPT and NOPROMPT. No difference. Example
below. I would not have waded into the CLIST manual if I
If the auditors accept REXX making the output readable, why would they object
to SORT doing the same? Is it because they know some REXX from their PC
experience and think they can validate your code while they have no DFSORT
experience and could not validate your code?
Alternately, could you
Posted to IBM-MAIN with permission from the IBM-MAIN List Owner:
Phoenix Software International (PSI), a Los Angeles based software
company, is searching for a candidate to provide technical support for
its software products. The position requires mainframe assembler
language experience as
Been a way long time since I set up userlogs. Too long to remember if IPL was
required. But all the components are in general dynamically modifiable:
-- TSO PARMLIB command to implement IKJTSOXX SEND parm updates
-- RACF commands to implement security changes if required
Even BRODCAST can be
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