Re: Detecting a disconnected job

Hi, Don and Al:

Does this have anything to do with the old "Star-Base" library that
COMMON used to have, and I think used to make available to the
users, on tape, for a nominal fee?

The last time I asked a board member about this, they basically said
"it does not exist any longer", even though someone must have a
copy somewhere...

I thought this was the whole idea behind these "users groups";
to be able to share "common" code, utilities, etc. (pun intended).

The situation over at SHARE is even worse; they have (or had) a
HUGE library of contributed mainframe programs, and they used
to have the "SHARE Program Library Agency" (SPLA) to take
care of making copies and sending them to users, for a small fee.
But, for some reason no one will explain, the Board of Directors
of SHARE simply "disbanded" SPLA a few years ago, without
any voting by the general membership, etc.  But, what is worse,
SHARE refuses to let anyone "get at" the "inventory" of literally
hundreds of 3480 cartridge tapes.  For example, I know of several
people who have volunteered to turn these into CD-ROMs, for
distribution to members.

Now, I know several people who contributed programs to SPLA
over the years, and they are "pissed" about this.

This sounds similar to what you are describing with COMMON;
users contributed these programs, in "good faith". It is the duty and
obligation of these users groups to make these materials available,
preferably on the web, at "no charge" to their (paid) members.

Sincerely,

Mark S. Waterbury

----- Original Message -----
From: "Don" <dr2@cssas400.com>
To: <midrange-l@midrange.com>
Sent: Wednesday, August 14, 2002 2:12 PM
Subject: Re: Detecting a disconnected job


>
>
> Al,
>
> is that thing still around?  Why doesn't common put it up on their webber
> for folks to download and contribute to...kinduva open source project...:)
>
> Don in DC
>
> ------
>
> On Wed, 14 Aug 2002, Al Barsa wrote:
>
> >
> > I wrote some code that was published in the COMMON Utility Library some
> > years ago that does what you want.  It needs to be customized.
> >
> > Al
> >
> > Al Barsa, Jr.
> > Barsa Consulting Group, LLC
> >
> > 400>390
> >
> > 914-251-1234
> > 914-251-9406 fax
> >
> > http://www.barsaconsulting.com
> > http://www.taatool.com
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >                       Pete Hall
> >                       <pbhall@ameritech.        To:
midrange-l@midrange.com
> >                       net>                      cc:
> >                       Sent by:                  Subject:  Re: Detecting
a disconnected job
> >                       midrange-l-admin@m
> >                       idrange.com
> >
> >
> >                       08/12/2002 08:50
> >                       PM
> >                       Please respond to
> >                       midrange-l
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > At 12:20 08/12/2002, David Leland wrote:
> > >anyone have any suggestions?  I've looked at the QDSCJOBITV system
value
> > but
> > >I don't want to make a global change - just for specific jobs or users
or
> > >sessions.
> >
> > Dave,
> >
> > Last time I looked at this I decided that I had to just set up a monitor
> > for all disconnected jobs. Based on the device name and/or user name I
had
> > the program decide what action to take.
> >
> >
> > Pete Hall
> > pbhall@ameritech.net
> > http://www.ameritech.net/users/pbhall/index.html
> >
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