RE: Stupid AS/400 web site tricks

If Minicooper Soapbox = ON
then
General Challenge Preference = ON;
If you want ease of maintenance + access, buy a Honda....
If you prefer something interesting and fun, don't....;>
P.S. I like MiniCoops too and I guess therefore AS400's.
Lucas, Prince of Darkness, Rules!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: owner-midrange-l@midrange.com
[mailto:owner-midrange-l@midrange.com]On Behalf Of John Cirocco
Sent: Monday, February 15, 1999 3:34 PM
To: MIDRANGE-L@midrange.com
Subject: Re: Stupid AS/400 web site tricks


I will throw out something that I believe most people will disagree with but
what the hey...

The AS400 is not alone in this search test.  I have other specialties that I
search for and find that the reason we bitch (sorry folks) about the /400
web presence is a lot like most other stuff only we aren't experts at it.  I
look for some import car stuff and if I didn't know the "correct" search
sites, I would be barking up the wrong tree.  I really feel we "think" it's
bad only because we know what is better.  Noy just IBM's domain.

AS400 Soapbox(*OFF)
MiniCooper Soapbox(*ON)

John

>>> "Roger Pence" <rp@rogerpence.com> 02/15/99 05:39PM >>>
I think the AS/400 web presence (and its cousin CD documentation is awful)!
The frustrating part is that most of what you want is available, you must
need to be Nostrodomus to find it!

Take the AS/400 info challenge:

Quick now: there is an AS/400 Telnet SSL Proxy server available for download
from IBM on the Internet. Can you quickly find it by searching AS/400 or IBM
web sites? (no fair using third-party seach engines such as search400.com or
source400.com!--they, unlike, IBM, make it relatively easy to find--that is,
if you know to use them in the first place!).

I'd sure appreciate someone giving me a reality check on how hard it is to
find this. I contend that IBM's web sites are often nearly impossible to
navigate for locating things. Am I wrong?

Thanks for your help,

rp

PS: For the curious without time to screw around, the SSL Proxy server is at
http://www.as400.ibm.com/tstudio/tech_ref/tcp/sslproxy/sslprox1.htm. Also,
there is a new redbook "IBM Firewall for AS/400 V4R3:VPN and NAT Support"
(SG24-5376) that documents this server.




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