Re: More Y2K PTFs?

[Chuck Lewis <clewis@xxxxxxxxxx>]

THANK YOU BRUCE for clarifying this. It is SUCH a blessing to have you on the
list and I think I speak for EVERYONE here when I say this !!

God Bless and "YOU da man !!!"

Happy Holidays !

Chuck

bvining@VNET.IBM.COM wrote:

> Jeff,
>
> There is no plan to provide CUMs for all (or any for that matter) of
> the releases on December 28.
>
> The one thing that had been planned for December 28 was to update the
> Y2K Group PTF content.  IBM has been updating the Y2K Groups every
> Tuesday (maybe once or twice real early Wednesday) since late 1998 and
> intends to continue such updates until (at least) the end of February
> 2000.  Tuesday updates are business as usual.
>
> Having said this is business as usual, IBM is moving up the update date
> from Dec 28 (one time only).  This is due an extremely high order rate
> for the Y2K Group PTFs and a desire to mass produce the CDs (usually they
> are made to order) over the holidays so as to meet demand.  Come January
> 4 IBM will be back to Tuesday updates.
>
> In case anyone is wondering, there are three PTFs being added for
> next weeks Group.  These PTFs are currently available individually and
> are:
>
>     V3R2: SF60450 (DLO correction) and SF60491 (BRMS correction for
>           saves active at midnight December 31 1999)
>     V3R7: SF60496 (BRMS correction for save active at midnight 12/31/99)
>     V4Rx: No new PTFs
>
> Very few users who have recently ordered the Y2K Groups should have any
> great interest in these additions.
>
> Hope this helps,
> Bruce Vining
>
> >
> >According to a blurb on Midrange Computing web site, IBM is planning on
> >releasing new cum tapes for _all_ supported releases of OS/400 on Dec
> >28.  It specifically says the releases, including V3R2 which hasn't had
> >a cum since May 1998.
> >
> >Does anyone know if this is true?  Does this make sense?  Or am I
> >completely misunderstanding the blurb?  As the article says, it seems an
> >awfully late date.
> >
> >The URL is:
> >
> >http://www.midrangecomputing.com/mcnetnews/mcnetnews.cfm?id=128
> >
> >--
> >-Jeff
> >
>
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