JES2 printer defs?

Can we have two JES2 printer defs - PRT() and PRT() – pointing to the same physical device, within the same FSS?  It seems like it might put the FSS into an occasional paradox.  I don’t want to end up seeing “JES2”  and the word “catastrophic” on the same message.   TIA

Security (Top Secret) parm file?

Who should be responsible for the Top Secret (V15) parm file? For the past 10 years it has been the security department at our shop. Is that best practice?   TIA, Bill Johnson -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access

Re: Security (Top Secret) parm file?

to be change.. From:  Bill Johnson mellonb...@yahoo.com To:    IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU, Date:  11/13/2013 15:31 Subject:        Security (Top Secret) parm file? Sent by:        IBM Mainframe Discussion List IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Who should be responsible for the Top Secret

Re: SAS Deserting the MF?

If they are embracing x86 servers it seems to be a bad move. Isn't IBM trying to sell their x86 business? (to Lenovo) Mainly because the sales are dropping. From: Ed Gould edgould1...@comcast.net To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Saturday, May 4, 2013 3:06

Re: BMC

Private equity tends to streamline the organization, load it up with debt, and then try to sell it later or take it public. See Dunkin Donuts. I doubt they'll have much leverage to raise prices for products that are already some of the highest on the mainframe.

Re: BMC

Bill: Indeed prices of BMC are higher than most CA products (that I have  seen). Was it BMC that bought the company that had all the DB2 utilities? I  lost track of who bought what. Ed On May 6, 2013, at 1:32 PM, Bill Johnson wrote: Private equity tends to streamline the organization, load it up

Re: Renaming an LPAR dynamically

Some software, the Control products from BMC come to mind have the LPAR name embedded in some of the datasets and will not work if you change the LPAR name dynamically. From: Skip Robinson jo.skip.robin...@sce.com To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Friday,

Cyberark

     Is anyone using Cyberark to control access to their mainframe? If so, what are your results?   TIA   Bill Johnson  -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu

Re: Cyberark

, cyberark removes your access to everything. Obviously, tech support here is not very happy and can't imagine the nightmare scenarios that will occur.   Bill Johnson From: Itschak Mugzach imugz...@gmail.com To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Re: Rename dataset and recatalog

You could use HSM. Do a hbackds and then a hrecover with newname. If your SMS routines are set up properly the SYSV (rename) would go into the catalog you want. On Wed, 8/27/14, גדי בן אבי gad...@malam.com wrote: Subject: Rename dataset and

Re: massive IBM layoff rumored?

The latest reports from CNBC have IBM laying off 10,000. BJ On Mon, 1/26/15, Nims,Alva John (Al) ajn...@ufl.edu wrote: Subject: Re: massive IBM layoff rumored? To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Monday, January 26, 2015, 9:23 AM I have heard of

Re: ASG Mainfram Product

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

Re: bloomberg article on ASG and Chpater 11

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

Re: FTP conversion Extended ASCII to EBCDIC

1208 might be the best bet. On Thu, 3/5/15, David Booher david.boo...@software.dell.com wrote: Subject: FTP conversion Extended ASCII to EBCDIC To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Thursday, March 5, 2015, 1:15 PM I have noticed when you are

Re: FTP conversion Extended ASCII to EBCDIC

You need to use the proper CCSID. On Thu, 3/5/15, David Booher david.boo...@software.dell.com wrote: Subject: FTP conversion Extended ASCII to EBCDIC To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Date: Thursday, March 5, 2015, 1:15 PM I have noticed when you

HP being sued, not by IBM.....yet!

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/09/22/michigan_sues_hp_for_upgrade_failure/ Michigan failure. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the message: INFO

Re: Key Update for Syncsort

blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } Provided you installed it using the keydsn option. The other option is the key installed via usermod. Bill Johnson  Sent from

Re: Key Update for Syncsort

blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } It depends on whether the original key was installed using the keydsn or usermod. If keydsn, then you can just add the new key

Re: Delta Outage

blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } Delta is too busy running their oil refinery! Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, August 9, 2016, 6:44 PM, Linda

Re: Syncsort step running too long

blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } Did you apply the mandatory maintenance? I just received an email with some recently. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On

Re: Syncsort step running too long

blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } Also, make sure your parameters match between the 2 releases. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, August 7, 2016,

Mainframe Tech Support Skills Inventory?

Does anyone have an inventory of mainframe skills that they could share specifically for mainframe tech support? Or point me to a source/link? TIA,Bill J. -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send

Re: Incredible SHARE discount if you're under 35

blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } It figures, when I get old enough to finally get senior discounts, it switches to youth discounts. Sent from Yahoo Mail for

Re: IBMLINK SR Application Unusble

IBM still doesn't understand the internet very well. Their websites and processes there are not intuitive and easy to use. From: Doug Henry <012e22efeed4-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Thursday, August 25, 2016 8:22 AM Subject: IBMLINK SR

Copying a USS HFS file structure to another in order to get the files into a mountable zFS dataset.

TIA. I'm trying to get the USS HFS file structure off of USS and into a mountable zFS dataset. I have created the zFS dataset and mounted it here: /SYSTEM/tmp/mqsv81/The files I need to get to the zFS dataset are located here: /usr/lpp/mqm/MQSV8/I'm not a USS expert. Know enough to get into

Re: CyberArk

, zMan <zedgarhoo...@gmail.com> wrote: So, Bill, you're a fan? On Tue, Nov 8, 2016 at 6:15 PM, Bill Johnson < 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: >  blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px > #715FFA solid !important; padding-l

Re: CyberArk

blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } Yes, most groups at my shop are using it. Everyone hates it, it's a real productivity killer, and most have a "work around" in

Re: IBM System magazine

It is owned by MSP techmedia. 220 S. 6th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402.Phone # 612-339-7571Editors email is ibmsystemsmag.editor@msptechmedia.comSee attached picture also for names of editor and staff. From: Jake Anderson To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU

Re: H1B's for Technology are Now Dead

blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } As a former programmer, businesses did indeed abuse that program and used it to drive rates and wages down for American

Re: Mainframe JOBS in Austin

blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } Stayed at Mirror Lake Inn more than once. Beautiful area. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Friday, March 10, 2017, 3:42 PM,

Re: OT-retirement

That's a big one. Very frustrating dealing with someone who has next to zero mainframe knowledge. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Saturday, August 19, 2017, 11:15 AM, scott Ford wrote: What about having PC managers who don't understand z/OS or z/OS ppl? On Sat, Aug

Re: OT-retirement

I've never heard anyone on their deathbed say they wish they spent more time working. Wife and I have spent the last 10 years seeing the world. Will spend the next 10 doing more of the same. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Saturday, August 19, 2017, 1:34 PM, Ed Jaffe

Re: After IT outage, British Airways union blames outsourced IT jobs in India for problem

blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } Companies that outsource their IT or any other function might save money in the short term which will make the CEO a bundle of

Re: Displacement of ASG View Direct and PRO/JCL

blockquote, div.yahoo_quoted { margin-left: 0 !important; border-left:1px #715FFA solid !important; padding-left:1ex !important; background-color:white !important; } We replaced CA view/deliver with the ASG products last year. It was very painful and time consuming with numerous issues that

Re: SoftwareXcel Discontinued

Auto dealers make tons of money fixing defective cars. All software companies charge for bug fixes. Some just hide it in the initial cost of the software. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Thursday, September 7, 2017, 7:04 PM, Paul Gilmartin <000433f07816-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu>

Re: SoftwareXcel Discontinued

---Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] > On Behalf Of Bill Johnson > Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2017 5:58 PM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: SoftwareXcel Discontinued > > Auto dealers make tons of m

DFHSM Migrate

Trying to migrate a dataset to ML1 and the request just sits waiting in DFHSM. What do I need to turn on? TIA -- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@listserv.ua.edu with the

Re: DFHSM Migrate

n List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2017 9:35 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: DFHSM Migrate Thanks. Did that already and it looks OK to me. I’m not a DFHSM expert. Result of QUERY ACTIVE. ARC0160I MIGRATION=NOT HELD, AUTOMIG

Re: DFHSM Migrate

n List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2017 9:17 AM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: DFHSM Migrate Trying to migrate a dataset to ML1 and the request just sits waiting in DFHSM. What do I need to turn o

Re: DFHSM Migrate

t; From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf Of Bill Johnson > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2017 6:35 AM > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: DFHSM Migrate > > Thanks. Did that already and it looks OK to me. I’m not a DFHSM ex

Re: DFHSM Migrate

I put tape recalls on hold yesterday because we were having an issue when older ML2 (on tape) datasets were trying to recall. We no longer have tape.  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, November 1, 2017, 9:54 AM, Elardus Engelbrecht <elardus.engelbre...@sita.co.za> wrote:

Re: DFHSM Migrate

17:19, Bill Johnson < 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > F dfhsm,Q SETSYS > F DFSMSHSM,Q SETSYSARC0101I QUERY SETSYS COMMAND STARTING ON > HOST=1ARC0147I BUDENSITY=*, BUUNIT=3490, BU RECYCLE 948ARC0147I (CONT.) > PERCENTAGE=020%, MOUNT WAIT TIME=010

Re: DFHSM Migrate

spaces in front of each line retains the formatting. I am not sure why the ListServer tends to flow the lines when there is no space or two in the first position Lizette > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On > Behalf

Re: DFHSM Migrate

RV.UA.EDU] > > On Behalf Of Bill Johnson > > Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2017 9:17 AM > > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > > Subject: DFHSM Migrate > > > > Trying to migrate a dataset to ML1 and the request just s

Re: Rant

IBM still does not do the internet well. Never has. Even Shopz and service request is a PITA. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Thursday, May 3, 2018, 3:58 PM, Allan Staller wrote: Several influential IBMers are regular posters here. I would hope that are using

Re: SUSE splits from Microfocus

And don’t be confused by HP on the American stock market. That’s Helmerich and Payne, an oil services company. Hewlett-Packard is HPQ. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, 5:56 PM, Phil Smith III wrote: OK, kids, pay attention, because this will be on the exam. In

Re: R.I.P - Moore's Law.

Here is a good article describing the shrinkage problem. The foundation of the computing industry’s innovation is faltering. What can replace it? | | | | | | | | | | | The foundation of the computing industry’s innovation is faltering. What... Tom Simonite Shrinking transistors

Re: R.I.P - Moore's Law.

I attended the opening session at IBM zUniversity approximately 5 years ago and one of IBM’s top engineers said it was RIP because the laws of physics. The shrinking of chips had reached its conclusion.  Bill Johnson Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, January 24, 2018, 8:19 AM

Re: R.I.P - Moore's Law.

The foundation of the computing industry’s innovation is faltering. What can replace it?  | | | | || | | | | | The foundation of the computing industry’s innovation is faltering. What can replace it? By Tom Simonite Shrinking transistors have powered 50 years of

Re: SUSE splits from Microfocus

road since. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Friday, July 6, 2018, 7:44 PM, Mike Shaw wrote: On 7/6/2018 7:18 PM, Bill Johnson wrote: > Holy crap, now there is a blast from my EDS past. I was a member of the first > GM/EDS transition back in Feb 23, 1986. > I am ex-EDS too...197

Re: SUSE splits from Microfocus

Holy crap, now there is a blast from my EDS past. I was a member of the first GM/EDS transition back in Feb 23, 1986. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Friday, July 6, 2018, 5:55 PM, Steve Smith wrote: What a long strange journey for EDS.  Who owns WAAPDSUT now? TGIF, sas

Re: R.I.P - Moore's Law.

https://www.technologyreview.com/s/601441/moores-law-is-dead-now-what/ Better link. On Wednesday, January 24, 2018, 9:06:30 AM EST, Mike Schwab wrote: With the Google, Amazon, and Microsoft/Bing search engines programming FPGAs with their algorythyms, aren't

Re: Charles B. Wang, former Islanders owner dies, his attorney says | Newsday

Accounting fraud. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/14/technology/14compute.html  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, October 21, 2018, 4:23 PM, Gabe Goldberg wrote: Born in Shanghai, China, he moved to the United States with his family at the age of 8. Wang later founded CA

Re: Charles B. Wang, former Islanders owner dies, his attorney says | Newsday

significant jail time. I like what CA produce in the mainframe space, hope they continue and do it the right way. On Mon, Oct 22, 2018 at 1:46 PM Bill Johnson < 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > Accounting fraud. > https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/14/technology/14

Re: SMP/E

Contact Kurt Quackenbush of IBM. ku...@us.ibm.com He’s the absolute expert. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, October 24, 2018, 10:42 AM, scott Ford wrote: All, I never had to use SMP/E in my career except for simple items, like Receives, Applies , etc. Now I am in a situation

Re: Fwd: 3 aging IT specialties that just won't retire

I’ve talked to employers who still won’t permit things like remote work, so how desperate can they be? They want mainframe skills, but on their terms.  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, December 2, 2018, 12:51 PM, Mark Regan wrote: That system runs what? IT leaders face a quandary

Re: Db2 AI: Another Great Reason for Machine Learning on z/OS

The biggest issue/roadblock in my recent shops has been that non-mainframe managers and above still think the mainframe is dying. I’ve found that having non-mainframe managers really prevents the mainframe and the staff from making progress on initiatives like AI and others. At my last shop, we

Re: Db2 AI: Another Great Reason for Machine Learning on z/OS

Same issues we had as well. 100% agree. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, September 12, 2018, 9:08 AM, John McKown wrote: On Wed, Sep 12, 2018 at 7:18 AM Bill Johnson < 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > The biggest issue/roadblock in my recent

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

Microsoft (MSFT) is warning users about a monster computer bug. The company says it has fixed the flaw but says it's “highly likely” that it will end up being used by malicious software. The flaw mainly affects older systems such as Windows 7 and Windows 2003.

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

experts who aren’t. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, May 12, 2019, 8:42 PM, Phil Smith III wrote: Bill Johnson posted a couple more links to mainframe blog posts from a mainframe vendor-more asking the barber if you need a shave; but even ignoring that, you don't appear to have actually

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

I forgot, the mainframe experts can’t be trusted. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, May 12, 2019, 8:42 PM, Phil Smith III wrote: Bill Johnson posted a couple more links to mainframe blog posts from a mainframe vendor-more asking the barber if you need a shave; but even ignoring

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Your analogies are similar to claiming houses are broken into more than banks because there are more of them. Whereas the real reason is the ease of breaking in. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, May 27, 2019, 11:45 AM, Chad Rikansrud wrote: At the risk of re-kicking the already

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Mainframes are by design far more secure. For good reason. The exposure is catastrophic potentially. It’s one of the main reasons why banks rely and stay on it and spend tens of millions for it. I’ve already provided numerous links referencing it. Add in my criminal justice knowledge along with

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Where the money is, banking/mainframes. Trillions. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, May 27, 2019, 11:45 AM, Chad Rikansrud wrote: At the risk of re-kicking the already dead horse:  Bill, you're comparing apples and spiders.  Are there fewer mainframe 'hacks'? Yep.  There are

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Yet, they aren’t hacked. While other platforms are hacked every day. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, May 26, 2019, 6:07 PM, Mark Regan wrote: https://it.toolbox.com/blogs/trevoreddolls/just-how-secure-are-mainframes-052619 or *https://tinyurl.com/y2mfd3tl

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

    www.rsmpartners.com > ‘Dance like no one is watching. Encrypt like everyone is.’ > > -Original Message- > From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf > Of Bill Johnson > Sent: 04 June 2019 12:37 > To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU > Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Just how secur

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

 | Security Lead | RSM Partners Ltd   Web:  www.rsmpartners.com ‘Dance like no one is watching. Encrypt like everyone is.’ -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: 04 June 2019 01:04 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 7:46 AM, Lou Losee wrote: So does IBM Lou On Tue, Jun 4, 2019 at 6:38 AM Bill Johnson < 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: > How do you demonstrate something that hasn’t happened? LOL > I see your company sells secur

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

e everyone is.’ -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: 04 June 2019 12:37 To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: [IBM-MAIN] Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls How do you demonstrate something that hasn’t happened? LOL I see yo

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

He’s trying to sell his company’s security services. Something I thought was not allowed on this list. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Sunday, June 2, 2019, 4:04 PM, Seymour J Metz wrote: >  * As part of a APF authorized product there is a SVC or PC routine >    that when called will

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >He’s trying to sell his company’s security services. Something I thought was >not allowed on this list. > Whether or not he is selling something and I don't read his posts that way, he is making some valid points. As a retired MVS (I was back in app

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >From the you can’t make this up department. Mr. Marchant agrees with me. > >https://www.compuware.com/proving-z13-modern/ > Considering that he is writing for a mainframe systems software vendor that provides APF authorized

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

move this on PLEASE ! Carmen Vitullo - Original Message - From: "Bill Johnson" <0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 10:45:31 AM Subject: Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls You

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

tly, on Unix or Linux. None of these systems can match the security capabilities of modern mainframe operating systems. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 10:45 AM, Tom Marchant <000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 00:01:01 +0000, Bil

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

ware -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: Tuesday, June 4, 2019 2:09 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls It’s a little more than coincidence that 3 of the most vociferous posters who

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

-main 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >From the you can’t make this up department. Mr. Marchant agrees with me. > >https://www.compuware.com/proving-z13-modern/ > Considering that he is writing for a mainframe systems software vendor that provides AP

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 10:45 AM, Tom Marchant <000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: On Tue, 4 Jun 2019 00:01:01 +0000, Bill Johnson wrote: >noise and plenty of it. PKB. You have posted more to this thread than anyone else. You have claimed that security is the main

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Not according to Target or any write ups I’ve read on it. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, June 4, 2019, 12:52 PM, Clark Morris wrote: [Default] On 4 Jun 2019 08:56:03 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >F

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >From the you can’t make this up department. Mr. Marchant agrees with me. > >https://www.compuware.com/proving-z13-modern/ > Considering that he is writing for a mainframe systems software vendor that provides APF authorized code, he has s

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

I backed them up weeks ago. Try to catch up. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 6:22 PM, zMan wrote: So...you make statements and don't back them up, and when offered coutner-examples, refuse to view them? Plonk. On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 1:30 PM Bill Johnson

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

occurred in real life. No thanks. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 6:22 PM, zMan wrote: So...you make statements and don't back them up, and when offered coutner-examples, refuse to view them? Plonk. On Tue, May 28, 2019 at 1:30 PM Bill Johnson < 0047540ad

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Exactly  Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 9:38 AM, Vernooij, Kees (ITOP NM) - KLM wrote: I would say that, at least for situations 1 to 8, you have gained unintended access to the mainframe via an access door that was (too) poorly protected. In these cases the

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Did you ever work at a bank? I doubt it. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 9:54 AM, Tom Marchant <000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: On Tue, 28 May 2019 13:32:35 +, Bill Johnson wrote: >If you either didn’t read or didn’t comprehend

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

the potential, my, and other people , experience shows it does improve it. ITschak ITschak בתאריך יום ג׳, 28 במאי 2019, 17:23, מאת Bill Johnson ‏< 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu>: > And you sell security services. What do I expect you to say? > Not everything I prov

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Ones, not zones. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 9:54 AM, Tom Marchant <000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: On Tue, 28 May 2019 13:32:35 +, Bill Johnson wrote: >If you either didn’t read or didn’t comprehend the posts I provided,

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

equ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: On Tue, 28 May 2019 13:32:35 +, Bill Johnson wrote: >If you either didn’t read or didn’t comprehend the posts I provided, I cannot >help you. As I wrote, I read all of the references that you posted. Yes, I understood them. You misrepresented what they said. Now y

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Marchant ‏< 000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu>: > On Tue, 28 May 2019 13:32:35 +0000, Bill Johnson wrote: > > >If you either didn’t read or didn’t comprehend the posts I provided, I > cannot help you. > > As I wrote, I read all of the references that you poste

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Correct Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, June 5, 2019, 12:25 PM, R.S. wrote: W dniu 2019-06-04 o 18:52, Clark Morris pisze: > [Default] On 4 Jun 2019 08:56:03 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main > 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

tertain one more response from you before I place you in the virtual Anton Britz lookalike folder. Make it a good one. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: Tuesday, May 28, 2019 8:26 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

rabilities (configuration and code based). There are many people that think just like Bill Johnson. Most of them that I have met and talked with when presented with forensic evidence that shows their systems have trap doors they have accepted it (They had to report the problem to vendor and then

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

If you either didn’t read or didn’t comprehend the posts I provided, I cannot help you. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, May 28, 2019, 9:17 AM, Tom Marchant <000a2a8c2020-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: On Mon, 27 May 2019 16:05:33 +, Bill Johnson

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

: This discussion on mainframe vulnerabilities has unfortunately broken down. I have been talking to mainframe people about vulnerabilities for the last 12 years. I have talked with people just like Bill Johnson. My discussions went just like this discussion did. The problem (as I saw

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

Eddolls [Default] On 2 Jun 2019 14:46:41 -0700, in bit.listserv.ibm-main 0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >He’s trying to sell his company’s security services. Something I thought was >not allowed on this list. > Whether or not he is selling someth

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

lating to security, ACF2, Pen testing, etc. -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill Johnson Sent: Sunday, June 02, 2019 10:11 PM To: IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU Subject: Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls He’s s

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

0047540adefe-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu (Bill Johnson) wrote: >He’s selling plain and simple. So is Mugzak. Some laboratory bs that he will >even show you in application code. Then no doubt analyze your application code >for a small (large) fee. Nobody is saying the mainframe is f

Re: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls [SEC=UNOFFICIAL]

Agree 100% and have never seen a shop that does. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Wednesday, June 5, 2019, 9:29 PM, Jones, Phil <02379a6d81f2-dmarc-requ...@listserv.ua.edu> wrote: At the risk of being controversial, I think that any z/OS site that allows general utility access to the

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

demo for you. //Or is this some sort of “could happen” if the stars aligned and you had a dozen unlikely things happen all at the same time?/ /Nope. This is the real deal Bill. The demo (and any questions) should take less than 30 minutes of your time. // On 5/28/2019 11:29 AM, Bill Johnson

Re: Fwd: Just how secure are mainframes? | Trevor Eddolls

in selling you anything. I will just demo an exploit of a code vulnerability. That's it. On 5/28/2019 12:09 PM, Bill Johnson wrote: > lol, oh it’s a demo and you sell something to fix the hole right? But, it has > never been exploited in the real world. > > > Sent from Yahoo

Re: Fwd: Cyber-Heist That Impacted Millions Bankrupts Medical Debt Collector (Mainframe related)

I would only trust the cloud (and suppliers) with my music and photos. My financial stuff is on the mainframe. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Tuesday, June 18, 2019, 8:25 PM, Mark Regan wrote: >From the article: ... Fuchs said the company, which he founded in 1977, originally had its

Re: mainframe hacking "success stories"?

terminals were the only connection. Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Monday, June 17, 2019, 11:07 PM, Charles Mills wrote: Were there once 4 million mainframes? Charles -Original Message- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:IBM-MAIN@LISTSERV.UA.EDU] On Behalf Of Bill

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