"Oh Shoot" (feel free to substitute letters) is another appropriate sound, if not an appropriate virtual address. :-)
Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: VM/ESA and z/VM Discussions [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Behalf Of Dennis Wicks > Sent: Monday, October 24, 2005 9:09 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Horror Story. Was: DIRMAINT questions > > > Now the we have 4 digit addressing you could make it EEEE! > > > The use of virtual device address "123" for such a critical purpose > (access to the sysres) has always bothered me. It's just too easy for > something like what Stanley reports to happen: 123 doesn't "look > special". Also, various IBM and ISV products have been known > to use MAINT > 123 during product installation or even in production. I > rather like the > idea of knowing what's using my sysres, and for what purpose. > > So... one of the first things I do when installing a new VM > release (even > before installing an External Security Manager) to edit the > "USER DIRECT" > file and change MAINT 123 to MAINT EEE. I've never seen EEE used > anywhere else, and it sounds a bit like the sound one might emit after > accidentally formatting the sysres: > EEEEEEEEeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!! ("Arrrghhh" > might have been a better virtual address, but hex addressing > only goes so > far). > > Were I to chose a new address today, maybe it would provide a better > warning, such as D1E. But EEE does catch the eye pretty well. > > Mike Walter > Hewitt Associates > The opinions expressed herein are mine alone, not my employer's. >
