Re: Too Much DASD

[PaulMmn <PaulMmn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 07:52 PM 5/16/97 -0400, Dean wrote (in part):
>Paul,
>
>...I sent a memo to QEVERYBODY stating that the system was NOT a filing cabinet
>and that these old spool files needed to be eliminated.

Spool files are not our main problem.  We use command AGEOUTQ that comes as
part of the ROBOT/400 Job Scheduler.  Each time you 'age' an outq, a
sequential number in the user info field is incremented.  You tell it how
many times to allow a file to exist.  When the number reaches your limit, it
is deleted.  You can age the queue daily, weekly, or anytime you like.  

Except for a few Queues (ie the MicroFish queues), we age everything.  We've
noticed that (most) people never notice a file missing after 2 weeks....  (:

I also have a theory that -no one- reads any report more than 10 pages long.
We oughta just print the total page and skip all the detail!  (:

--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com

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